ride the pine

verb

To sit on the bench, to not be used in a game.

“Jones rode the pine much of the season.”

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ride the bench
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Meanings

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

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

  1. idiomaticinformalhobbiesTo sit on the bench, to not be used in a game.

    Jones rode the pine much of the season.

    Synonyms: ride the bench

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo sit on the bench, to not be used in a game.

Similar
ride the bench
Also see
warm the bench

Translations

German die Bank drücken
  • die Bank drückenTo sit on the bench, to not be used in a game
Portuguese amargar banco, esquentar banco
  • amargar bancoTo sit on the bench, to not be used in a game
  • esquentar bancoTo sit on the bench, to not be used in a game
  • tomar chá de bancoTo sit on the bench, to not be used in a game
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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