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empty the bench

empty the bench verb: to remove the varsity players from a game and insert junior varsity players. Usually happens toward the end of a one-sided contest.

Verb

empty the bench (third-person singular simple present empties the bench, present participle emptying the bench, simple past and past participle emptied the bench)

  1. (US) to remove the varsity players from a game and insert junior varsity players. Usually happens toward the end of a one-sided contest.

Forms of empty the bench

third-person singular presentempties the bench
present participleemptying the bench
past participleemptied the bench
pastemptied the bench

Questions about empty the bench

What does empty the bench mean?
Empty the bench means to remove the varsity players from a game and insert junior varsity players. Usually happens toward the end of a one-sided contest.
What part of speech is empty the bench?
Empty the bench is a verb.
What is the past tense of empty the bench?
The past tense of empty the bench is emptied the bench.

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