bench
noun
- piece of furniture on which several people may sit at the same time
- area of flat land on a slope
- weight training apparatus
- location in a courtroom where a judge sits
verb
- to keep out of or remove from a game
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈbɛnt͡ʃ/ / [ˈbɛnt͡ʃ] / /ˈbent͡ʃ/
name
Etymology: * As an English surname, related to bank (“hill”) and bench * As a German surname, spelling variant of Bensch, Benesch, itself Germanized from Czech Beneš.
- A surname.
noun
Etymology: From bench press by shortening.
- The weight one is able to bench press, especially the maximum weight capable of being pressed.
“He became frustrated when his bench increased by only 10 pounds despite a month of training.”
verb
Etymology: See bentsh.
- Alternative spelling of bentsh.