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RIDE THE BENCH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ride the bench mean?
• RIDE THE BENCH (verb)
The verb RIDE THE BENCH has 1 sense:
1. be out of the game
Familiarity information: RIDE THE BENCH used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Be out of the game
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
ride the bench; warm the bench
Context example:
Miller was riding the bench in Saturday's game
Hypernyms (to "ride the bench" is one way to...):
idle; laze; slug; stagnate (be idle; exist in a changeless situation)
Domain category:
athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
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