n.
Function: transitive verb
Date: 14th century
1 : to furnish with benches
2 a : to seat on a bench b (1) : to remove from or keep out of a game broadly : to remove from use or from a position (2) : to remove from the starting lineup
3 : to exhibit (dogs or cats) to the public on a bench
4 : to lift (a weight) in a bench press < bench 200 pounds>
intransitive verb : to form a bench by natural processes