Main Entry:

²bench

Function:

verb

Date:

14th century

transitive verb

1: to furnish with benches2 a: to seat on a bench b (1): to remove from or keep out of a game ; broadly : to remove from use or from a position (2): to remove from the starting lineup3: to exhibit (dogs or cats) to the public on a bench4: to lift (a weight) in a bench press <bench 200 pounds>intransitive verb: to form a bench by natural processes