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Noun bench has 6 senses

bench - a long seat for more than one person
--₁ is a kind of seat
--₁ has particulars:
banquette; flat bench; park bench; penalty box; pew, church bench; prie-dieu; settle, settee; window seat
bench - the reserve players on a team; "our team has a strong bench"
--₂ is a kind of subgroup
--₂ is a part of team, squad
--₂ has members: substitute, reserve
Derived form: verb bench₁
terrace, bench - a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)
--₃ is a kind of tableland, plateau
judiciary, bench - persons who administer justice
--₄ is a kind of administration, governance, governing body, establishment, brass, organization, organisation
--₄ is a member of government, authorities, regime
workbench, work bench, bench - a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic
--₅ is a kind of worktable, work table
--₅ has particulars: lab bench, laboratory bench
Bench - the magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively
--₆ is a kind of assembly
--₆ is a part of court, tribunal, judicature

Verb bench has 2 senses

bench - take out of a game; of players
--₁ is one way to remove

Derived form: noun bench₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
bench - exhibit on a bench; "bench the poodles at the dog show"
--₂ is one way to expose, exhibit, display
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something