ride the bench

verb

To warm the bench.

“I spent the whole game riding the bench – I didn't get to play at all.”

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Meanings

verbride 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)

present singular third person rides the bench · participle present riding the bench · past rode the bench · participle past ridden the bench

  1. colloquialhobbiesTo warm the bench.

    I spent the whole game riding the bench – I didn't get to play at all.

    Synonyms: warm the bench

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo warm the bench.

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More synonyms by meaning

verbbe out of the game

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

ride the bench. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ride%20the%20bench

MLA

“ride the bench.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ride%20the%20bench. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ride the bench,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ride%20the%20bench.

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