BENCHING

/หˆbษ›ntสƒษชล‹/
16
Scrabble
20
WWF
B(3) E(1) N(1) C(3) H(4) I(1) N(1) G(2)
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Definition

/หˆbษ›ntสƒษชล‹/
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.
  5. To place on a bench or seat of honour.
verb
  1. To lift by bench pressing
    “I heard he can bench 150 pounds.”
noun
  1. An instance of a person being removed temporarily from an active role in a group or team activity.
verb
  1. To recite the Birkat Hamazon.

Source: Wiktionary

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