Bench Definition–noun | 1. | a long seat for several persons: a bench in the park. | | 2. | a seat occupied by an official, esp. a judge. | | 3. | such a seat as a symbol of the office and dignity of an individual judge or the judiciary. | | 4. | the office or dignity of various other officials, or the officials themselves. | | 5. | Sports. | a. | the seat on which the players of a team sit during a game while not playing. | | b. | thequality and number of the players of a team who are usually used as substitutes: A weak bench hurt their chances for the championship. | | | 7. | Also called workbench. the strong worktable of a carpenter or other mechanic. | | 8. | a platform on which animals are placed for exhibition, esp. at a dog show. | | 9. | a contest or exhibition of dogs; dog show. | | 10. | Physical Geography. a shelflike area of rock with steep slopes above and below. | | 11. | Mining. a step or working elevation in a mine. | –verb (used with object) | 13. | to furnish with benches. | | 14. | to seat on a bench or on the bench: an election that benched him in the district court. | | 15. | to place (a show dog or other animal) in exhibition. | | 16. | to cut away the working faces of (a mine or quarry) in benches. | | 17. | Sports. to remove from a game or keep from participating in a game: to be benched because of poor hitting. | —Idiom | 18. | on the bench, | a. | serving as a judge in a court of law; presiding. | | b. | Sports. (of a player) not participating in play, either for part or al
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Grinder Definition–noun | 1. | a person or thing that grinds. | | 2. | <
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Found Dec. 30, 2008 ... by any Penguins coach since Eddie Johnston was behind the bench for 276 ... neither of which is related to coaching: A meat-grinder schedule ...
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Wallaceburg Courier Press - Found 17 hours ago ... whose role was to go out and play defensive hockey on the grinder line. ... On the bench he was smiling.
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Minneapolis Star Tribune - Found Dec. 21, 2008 MADISON, Wis. - Jon Leuer had another big game off the bench. ... worth it in the long run.' Ryan called the game a 'grinder,' but was relatively
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Charleston Daily Mail - Found Dec. 29, 2008 18 of their next 19 games in what promises to be a grinder of a Big ... and fourth fouls in a 42-second stretch and went to the bench with 14:51 to
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Hawaii Tribune-Herald - Found Dec. 31, 2008 ... ppg), workhorse John Smith (17.0 ppg), relentless grinder Jacob Briggs ... 8 of 12 shots, scored a game-high 21 points off the bench in only 20
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Olean Times Herald - Found Dec. 21, 2008 ... play 3:01 into the third period, giving LaBarbera a seat on the bench in favor of Jonathan ... Ruff has no timetable for the grinder's return.
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