• noun:   a long seat for more than one person
• noun:   the reserve players on a team

  Example: "Our team has a strong bench"

• noun:   the magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively
• noun:   persons who administer justice
• noun:   a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)
• noun:   a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic
• verb:   exhibit on a bench

  Example: "Bench the poodles at the dog show"

• verb:   take out of a game; of players
• name:  A surname (rare: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #12684)

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