Bench

What “Bench” means

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.

Verb

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.

Verb

1. To lift by bench pressing

Noun

1. The weight one is able to bench press, especially the maximum weight capable of being pressed.

Where the word comes from

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.

From bench press by shortening.

Business name ideas with “Bench”

Industries where “Bench” fits

We suggest this word for 2 business types and industries, including:

• Furniture Maker
• Nonupholstered Wood Household Furniture Manufacturing