{
    "term": "bench",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "image": "data/images/ga/garden_chairs.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a long seat for two or more people, usually made of wood",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a park bench"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Gardens"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["empty", "long", "narrow"],
                "verb + bench": ["sit (down) on"],
                "bench + noun": ["seat"],
                "preposition": ["on a/​the bench"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a judge in court or the seat where he/she sits; the position of being a judge or magistrate",
            "labels": "(law)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "His lawyer turned to address the bench."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has recently been appointed to the bench."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "(in the British parliament) a seat where a particular group of politicians sit",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There was cheering from the Opposition benches."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Politics"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["government", "Opposition", "Conservative"],
                "verb + bench": ["be on", "sit on"],
                "preposition": ["from the… benchs", "on the… benchs"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "the seats where players sit when they are not playing in the game",
            "labels": "(sport)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the substitutes’ bench"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He started the game on the bench but finished as the team’s top scorer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's sick of spending every game on the bench."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Sports: ball and racket sports"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["empty", "long", "narrow"],
                "verb + bench": ["sit (down) on"],
                "bench + noun": ["seat"],
                "preposition": ["on a/​the bench"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "a long heavy table used for doing practical jobs, working with tools, etc.",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a carpenter’s bench"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["work", "carpenter’s", "lab"],
                "preposition": ["at a/​the bench"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/bentʃ/",
                "audio": "be/bench/bench__gb_5.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/bentʃ/",
                "audio": "be/bench/bench__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English benc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bank and German Bank."
}