benching

the time spent photographing or watching graffiti on trains, more specifically passenger and freight trains.
we set up the grill and drank all day while we were out were out in milwaukee, benching by miller park
by fr8FOAMER December 28, 2007
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Bench

For a girl to sit on a guy's lap facing him while they kiss.
'Were you guys standing or did you bench him?'
by sherlockedgirl April 06, 2015
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On the bench

Between client engagements.

IT consultancies are companies who make their money by sending out their employees (programmers, DBAs, business analysts, etc.) to do software projects for their client companies, usually on-site at the client's office.

An employee who is "On the bench" is not on-site, but is sitting back at head office waiting for billable work. They might be doing something useful like self-training or working on an internal system, or they could be just slacking off and editing Urban Dictionary.

But either way, IT consultancies make money by billing their clients for the hours that their consultants spend there, so being "on the bench" costs the company money.

Being on the bench isn't the same as being unemployed - a person on the bench will still get their monthly salary. However, it may lessen their bonus or feed into decisions for who gets laid off. Consultants understandably become worried that nobody wants their skills if left on the bench for too long, especially if other consultants are in demand.

The phrase comes from an analogy from team sports like football or basketball - some of the team are on the field playing, and the rest are sitting on the bench waiting for their turn to go out and play.
John has been on the bench since he rolled off the Megacorp billing system project last week.
by CityNewt October 15, 2010
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Benching

When someone gets on their hands and knees behind someone and another person pushes that person over the person on the floor
Oi fam, lets bench this ginger nonce. Benching is bare fun
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Benched

Another way of saying someone got put on strings or that they are dancing.
"Bro, Now That's So REAL! (on youtube) just got benched again!"
by Johnny is a stupid af name October 15, 2021
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Bench

For a girl to sit on a fellas lap while shiftin him
A: Did you hear that Ariana benched that Dion lad last night?
B: Yeah, she's a whore
A: You're just jealous that youve never shifted anyone yet, you frigid
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The Bench

A forum of justice comprised of the judge or judges of a court. The seat of the court occupied by the judges.

The bench is used to refer to a group of judges as a collective whole. It is a tribunal or place where justice is administered. To appear before the full bench means to appear before the entire group of judges of the court.
to become a judge is to step up to the bench
by JoshAF1986 November 28, 2006
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