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rode the bench

rode the bench is the simple past of ride the bench.

Meaning of ride the bench

Verb

ride the bench (third-person singular simple present rides the bench, present participle riding the bench, simple past rode the bench, past participle ridden the bench)

  1. (colloquial) To warm the bench.
    • I spent the whole game riding the bench – I didn't get to play at all.
    Synonyms:
    warm the bench

Questions about rode the bench

What is rode the bench the simple past of?
Rode the bench is the simple past of ride the bench.

Words near rode the bench in the dictionary

  1. rode Saint George
  2. rode shotgun
  3. rode St George
  4. rode St. George
  5. rode tall in the saddle
  6. rode the bench
  7. rode the boards
  8. rode the brakes
  9. rode the clock
  10. rode the clutch
  11. rode the coattails

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