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benched

/bɛntʃt/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To remove a player from play.
  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.
  6. To lift by bench pressing
  7. To recite the Birkat Hamazon.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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