bench

Bedeutung (Englisch)

Noun

1. A long seat with or without a back, found for example in parks and schools.
2. The seat where the judges sit in court.
3. The seat where the judges sit in court.
4. A seat where people sit together in an official capacity.
5. A seat where people sit together in an official capacity.
6. A seat where people sit together in an official capacity.
7. The place where players (substitutes) and coaches sit when not playing.
8. The place where players (substitutes) and coaches sit when not playing.
9. A place where assembly or hand work is performed; a workbench.
10. A horizontal padded surface, usually adjustable in height and inclination and often with attached weight rack, used for proper posture during exercise.
11. A bracket used to mount land surveying equipment onto a stone or a wall.
12. A flat ledge in the slope of an earthwork, work of masonry, or similar.
13. A thin strip of relatively flat land bounded by steeper slopes above and below.
14. A kitchen surface on which to prepare food, a counter.
15. A bathroom surface which holds the washbasin, a vanity.
16. A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public, traditionally on benches or raised platforms.

Verb

1. To remove a player from play.
2. To remove someone from a position of responsibility temporarily.
3. (slang) To push a person backward against a conspirator behind them who is on their hands and knees, causing them to fall over.
4. To furnish with benches.
5. To place on a bench or seat of honour.

Verb

To lift by bench pressing

Verb

Alternative spelling of bentsh

Konzepte

Bank

Sitzbank

Richter

Sitz

Arbeitsbock

Gestell

Staffel

Staffelei

Werkstuhl

Hocker

Stuhl

Labortisch

Schemel

Sessel

Sitzgelegenheit

Terrasse

Terrassenhügel

abgestufter Hügel

Abgeordnetenbank

Richterstuhl

Sattel

Werkbank

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/bɛnt͡ʃ/

Etymologie (Englisch)

From Middle English bench, benk, bynk, from Old English benċ (“bench”), from Proto-West Germanic *banki, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz (“bench”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-.
Cognate with Scots benk, bink (“bench”), West Frisian bank (“bench”), Dutch bank (“bench”), German Bank (“bench”), Danish bænk (“bench”), Swedish bänk (“bench”), Icelandic bekkur (“bench”). Doublet of banc, banco, and bank.