bench

1. (transitive)To remove a player from play.

   They benched him for the rest of the game because they thought he was injured.

   усади́ть на скаме́йку запасны́хusadítʹ na skaméjku zapasnýx

2. (figuratively, transitive)To remove someone from a position of responsibility temporarily.

3. (slang)To push a person backward against a conspirator behind them who is on their hands and knees, causing them to fall over.

4. (transitive)To furnish with benches.

5. (transitive)To place on a bench or seat of honour.

   exhibit on a bench

6. (colloquial, intransitive, transitive)To lift by bench pressing

   I heard he can bench 150 pounds.

   1988, Frederick C. Hatfield, "Powersource: Ties that bind", Ironman 47 (6): 21. For the first several years of my exclusive career in powerlifting, I couldn't bench too well.

   To lift a weight using a bench press

1. He sat smoking on the bench.

   Він сидів на лаві і палив. — oromashka

   ruОн сидел на скамейке и курил. — Selena777

   deEr saß rauchend auf der Bank. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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2. Tom was sitting on a bench.

   Том сидів на лавці. — deniko

   ruТом сидел на скамейке. — sharptoothed

   deTom saß auf einer Bank. — wolfgangth

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3. I sat down on a bench.

   Я сів на лавку. — deniko

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4. Why did you paint the bench red?

   Навіщо ти пофарбував лавку в червоний колір? — deniko

   ruЗачем ты покрасил скамейку в красный цвет? — Selena777

   deWieso hast du die Bank rot gestrichen? — MUIRIEL

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5. He is still sitting on the bench.

   Він все ще сидить на лавці. — deniko

   deEr sitzt nach wie vor auf der Bank. — Sudajaengi

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