sin binnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈsɪn ˌbɪn/us/ˈsɪn ˌbɪn/UK informalin some sports, an area off the field where a player who has done something that is against the rules can be sent
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Surfaces on which sports take place
- 18-yard box
- AstroTurf
- bench
- bleachers
- course
- D, d
- dry slope
- far post
- field
- goalpost
- golf course
- groundsman
- penalty area
- pitch
- stretch
- touch
- touchline
- track
- unplayable
- wing
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sin-bin
verb [ T usually passive ] ukusplural -nn-
to send a player to the sin bin:
Thomas was sin-binned for a professional foul.