meaning of bench
1. To furnish with benches.
2. To place on a bench or seat of honor.
3. To sit on a seat of justice.
4. A long seat, differing from a stool in its greater length.
5. A long table at which mechanics and other work; as, a carpenters bench.
6. The seat where judges sit in court.
7. The persons who sit as judges; the court; as, the opinion of the full bench. See Kings Bench.
8. A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public; -- so named because the animals are usually placed on benches or raised platforms.
9. A conformation like a bench; a long stretch of flat ground, or a kind of natural terrace, near a lake or river.
10. A process issued by a presiding judge or by a court against a person guilty of some contempt, or indicted for some crime; -- so called in distinction from a justices warrant.
11. a long seat for more than one person
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