sin bin

sin bin
a) An area where players are temporarily confined while suspended from play following an infringement of the rules of the game.

Tommy Parker had propped Sporting World against a waterjug. He said "I see Max de Woppa spent three minutes in the sin bin."

b) a place for transgressors, a limbo; an area in which one may confine ones self after (or in order to avert) transgressions.

Rob received a minor penalty, and as he served out his three minutes kicking back in the sin bin, Chinooks sniper, Pierre Dion, shot from the point.


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  • sin-bin — sinˈ bin transitive verb To send (a person) to the sin bin • • • Main Entry: ↑sin …   Useful english dictionary

  • sin bin — n [singular] BrE informal a place away from the playing area where players in some sports, for example ↑ice hockey, are sent if they break the rules …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • sin bin — sin ,bin noun count INFORMAL an area outside an ICE RINK (=area of ice where sports are played) where an ICE HOCKEY player must sit when he or she has not obeyed a rule …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • sin bin — ► NOUN informal 1) (in sport) a box or bench to which offending players can be sent as a penalty during a game. 2) Brit. a detention centre for offenders …   English terms dictionary

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  • sin bin — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms sin bin : singular sin bin plural sin bins informal an area outside an ice rink (= area of ice where sports are played) where an ice hockey player must sit when he or she has not obeyed a rule …   English dictionary

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