Bench
121bench hook — noun any of various stops on a workbench against which work can be pushed (as while chiseling or planing) • Hypernyms: ↑catch, ↑stop * * * noun : any of various hook shaped stops on a bench against which work may be pushed (as while planing or… …
122bench press — 1. noun /ˈbɛntʃ.pɹɛs/ An exercise preformed by pressing the weight of a barbell away from ones body while lying on a bench. ...Nubret has pushed and pulled maniacally at iron while sustaining a diet that would explode an ordinary metabolism doing …
123bench jockey — noun : a baseball player who heckles the members of the opposing team all the bench jockeys on the circuit were quickly counting ten on every pitch Lefty made G.S.Cochrane * * * Chiefly Baseball. a vociferous player, coach, or manager who makes a …
124bench graft — I. noun Etymology: bench (I) + graft : a plant propagated by bench grafting II. transitive verb : to graft indoors (as on a greenhouse bench during the winter) cherries were bench grafted successfully …
125Bench grinder — A bench grinder or pedestal grinder is a machine used to drive an abrasive wheel (or wheels). Depending on the grade of the grinding wheel it may be used for sharpening cutting tools such as lathe tools or drill bits. Alternatively it may be used …
126Bench jockey — A bench jockey is a slang term in American baseball to describe a player, coach or manager with the talent of annoying and distracting opposition players and umpires from his team s dugout with verbal repartee. The verbal jousting is frequently… …
127bench press — noun a bodybuilding and weightlifting exercise in which a lifter lies on a bench with feet on the floor and raises a weight with both arms. verb (bench press) raise (a weight) in a bench press …
128bench test — (also bench run) noun a test carried out on a machine, a component, or software before it is released. verb (bench test) run a bench test on …
