Idioms for warm
warm the bench, Sports.
to serve as a substitute who rarely plays in a game: The young outfielder warmed the bench for the Yankees last season.
Origin of warm
before 900; (adj.) Middle English
werm, warm, Old English
wearm; cognate with German
warm, Old Norse
varmr; (v.) Middle English
warmen, wermen, Old English
werman, wirman (transitive),
wearmian (intransitive), both akin to the adj.; (noun) derivative of the v.
SYNONYMS FOR warm
ANTONYMS FOR warm
1–3, 5, 8
cool.
OTHER WORDS FROM warm
Words nearby warm
warley,
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warlock,
warlord,
warlpiri,
warm,
warm as toast,
warm front,
warm heart,
warm over,
warm sector
British Dictionary definitions for warm the bench
warm
/ (wɔːm) /
adjective
verb
noun
informal
a warm place or area
come into the warm
informal
the act or an instance of warming or being warmed
Derived forms of warm
warmer, noun warmish, adjective warmly, adverb warmness, nounWord Origin for warm
Old English
wearm; related to Old Frisian, Old Saxon
warm, Old Norse
varmr
Idioms and Phrases with warm the bench (1 of 2)
warm the bench
Also, ride the bench. Be a secondary or substitute participant; wait one's turn to participate. For example, I can't wait till the head of accounting retires; I've been warming the bench for years. This expression comes from such sports as baseball and football, and their standard practice of having substitute players sit on a bench in case they are needed in a game. [Slang; early 1900s]
Idioms and Phrases with warm the bench (2 of 2)
warm