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Meaning of bench

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  bench
      n 1: a long seat for more than one person
      2: a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep
         slopes above and below) [syn: {terrace}, {bench}]
      3: persons who administer justice [syn: {judiciary}, {bench}]
      4: a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic [syn:
         {workbench}, {work bench}, {bench}]
      5: the magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in
         judicial capacity to compose the court collectively
      6: the reserve players on a team; "our team has a strong bench"
      7: (law) the seat for judges in a courtroom
      v 1: take out of a game; of players
      2: exhibit on a bench; "bench the poodles at the dog show"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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