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.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person empties the bench · participle present emptying the bench · participle past emptied the bench · past emptied the bench

  1. UShobbiesto remove the varsity players from a game and insert junior varsity players. Usually happens toward the end of a one-sided contest.
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APA

empty the bench. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empty%20the%20bench

MLA

“empty the bench.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empty%20the%20bench. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “empty the bench,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empty%20the%20bench.

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