Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

empty the bench

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English

Syllables
emp-ty the bench
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

American usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

empties the bench (present, singular) emptying the bench (participle, present) emptied the bench (participle, past) emptied the bench (past)

Questions

What does empty the bench mean?
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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