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warm the bench

warm the bench verb: to remain out of play during a game or match; to act as a substitute.

Verb

warm the bench (third-person singular simple present warms the bench, present participle warming the bench, simple past and past participle warmed the bench)

  1. (colloquial) To remain out of play during a game or match; to act as a substitute.
    • I spent the whole game warming the bench – I didn't get to play at all.

Synonyms of warm the bench

Forms of warm the bench

third-person singular presentwarms the bench
present participlewarming the bench
past participlewarmed the bench
pastwarmed the bench

Questions about warm the bench

What does warm the bench mean?
Warm the bench means to remain out of play during a game or match; to act as a substitute.
What part of speech is warm the bench?
Warm the bench is a verb.
What is the past tense of warm the bench?
The past tense of warm the bench is warmed the bench.

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