The team's 'bench' is deep. = The team has a deep 'bench'. [=the team had many good players in addition to its main players]
He was 'benched' for several games by a leg injury. [=he was forced to miss several games because of a leg injury]
a stock whose performance is a 'benchmark' against which other stocks can be measured
(..) and a turkey club. - How about you? - I'll just have a glass of water. You can't just have water. Why not? That's all I want. This isn't a park bench where you come in and sit down. It's a business. Hold it a second. Don't you play on TV? - Oh, no. (..)1992 TvShow: Seinfeld Title: The Bubble Boy Season: 4 Episode 7