empty the bench

English

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.
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