📖 Definitions of "Benched"
verb
- 1
To remove a player from play.
"They benched him for the rest of the game because they thought he was injured."
- 2
To remove someone from a position of responsibility temporarily.
- 3
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.
verb
- 1
To lift by bench pressing
"I heard he can bench 150 pounds."
verb
- 1
To recite the Birkat Hamazon.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Benched"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| workbenchnoun | A sturdy bench or table at which manual work is done by a carpenter, machinist, etc. |
| terracenoun | A platform that extends outwards from a building. |
| judiciarynoun | The collective body of judges, justices, etc. |
| work benchnoun | a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic |
| discarded | disposed of as useless |
| discounted | Reduced in price. |
| dismissed | Having been fired or let go; having had one's employment terminated. |
| excluded | Kept out; not permitted to enter or be a part; shunned. |
| subbedverb | (US, informal) To substitute for. |
| demoted | a 2011 American comedy film directed by J. B. Rogers and starring Michael Vartan, Sean Astin, Celia Weston, David Cross, Billy West and Sara Foster. |
| booedverb | (intransitive) To shout extended boos derisively. |
| sidelinedverb | — |
| sacked | (UK, informal) fired from employment |
| sulkedverb | (intransitive) To express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn. |
| preseasonnoun | (sports) The period before the start of a sporting season, during which players undergo training and venues are prepared |
| rookienoun | An athlete either new to the sport or to a team or in his/her first year of professional competition, especially said of baseball, basketball, hockey and American football players. |
| ejectedverb | (transitive) To throw out or remove forcefully. |
| sprainedverb | To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation |
| reprimanded | punished especially by reproof or reprimand |
| yankedverb | (transitive) To pull (something) with a quick, strong action. |
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