"empty the bench" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: empties the bench [present, singular, third-person], emptying the bench [participle, present], emptied the bench [participle, past], emptied the bench [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} empty the bench (third-person singular simple present empties the bench, present participle emptying the bench, simple past and past participle emptied the bench)
  1. (US, sports) to remove the varsity players from a game and insert junior varsity players. Usually happens toward the end of a one-sided contest. Tags: US Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-empty_the_bench-en-verb-Bv7bCu40 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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