Definition of: bench

(bench) noun
1. A long, wooden seat, with or without a back.
2. A stout table for mechanical work.
3. The judges' seat in court; the judge or the judges collectively; the judiciary; also, the court.
4. A row of stalls on platforms or benches for the exhibition of animals, as dogs.
5. Geog. A terrace formed in rocks; also, elevated ground along the bank of a lake or river.
—v.t.
1. To furnish with benches.
2. To seat on a bench.
3. To exhibit, as dogs at a dog show.
4. In sports, to remove (a player) from a game by sending him to a bench on the side-lines. [OE benc. Akin to BANK¹, BANK³.]