benching Definition

bench
noun

1. A long wooden or stone seat for seating several people.

Thesaurus: pew, settee, bleacher (US), seat.
2. A work-table for a carpenter, scientist, etc.
3a. The place where the judge or magistrate sits in court;

Form: the bench
Form: the Bench
3b. Judges and magistrates as a group or profession. See also Queen's Bench.

Thesaurus: court, judges, magistrates, judiciary, tribunal.
Form: the bench
Form: the Bench
4. sport.
Especially in football and baseball: a seat for officials and reserve players, etc at a match.
(Brit)
5. A seat in the House of Commons. See also backbench, front bench.

Example: took his seat in the back benches

verb benched, benching

1. To provide or furnish something with benches.
2. To place something on a bench or benches, especially to exhibit (eg a dog) on a viewing platform at a show.
(especially N Amer)
3. sport.
To take (a player) out of a game, because of injury, infringement of the rules, etc.

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon benc.