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Meaning of "sin-bin" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SIN-BIN

sin-bin  [ˈsɪnbɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SIN-BIN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sin-Bin is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SIN-BIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Penalty box

The penalty box is the area in ice hockey, rugby league, rugby union and some other sports where a player sits to serve the time of a given penalty, for an offence not severe enough to merit outright expulsion from the contest. Teams are generally not allowed to replace players who have been sent to the penalty box.

Definition of sin-bin in the English dictionary

The definition of sin-bin in the dictionary is an area off the field of play where a player who has committed a foul can be sent to sit for a specified period. Other definition of sin-bin is a special unit on a separate site from a school that disruptive schoolchildren attend until they can be reintegrated into their normal classes.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SIN-BIN


bilirubin
ˌbɪlɪˈruːbɪn
bin
bɪn
bobbin
ˈbɒbɪn
cabin
ˈkæbɪn
carabin
ˈkærəbɪn
dubbin
ˈdʌbɪn
dustbin
ˈdʌstˌbɪn
haemoglobin
ˌhiːməʊˈɡləʊbɪn
hemoglobin
ˌhiːməˈɡləʊbɪn
inhibin
ɪnˈhɪbɪn
Jacobin
ˈdʒækəbɪn
might-have-been
ˈmaɪtəvˌbɪn
Reuben
ˈruːbɪn
robbin
ˈrɒbɪn
robin
ˈrɒbɪn
round-robin
ˌraʊndˈrɒbɪn
Ruben
ˈruːbɪn
sabin
ˈsæbɪn
thrombin
ˈθrɒmbɪn
turbine
ˈtɜːbɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SIN-BIN

sin
sin bin
sin tax
Sinai
Sinaic
Sinaitic
Sinaloa
sinanthropus
sinapism
sinarchism
sinarchist
Sinarquism
Sinarquist
Sinatra
Sinbad
Sinbad the Sailor
since
sincere
sincerely
sincereness

WORDS THAT END LIKE SIN-BIN

arabin
bargain bin
dobbin
globin
haptoglobin
Harbin
log cabin
loony bin
myoglobin
nubbin
oxyhemoglobin
pedal bin
prothrombin
Rabin
round robin
sin bin
swing-bin
wake-robin
wheelie-bin
Yibin

Synonyms and antonyms of sin-bin in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sin-bin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SIN-BIN

Find out the translation of sin-bin to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sin-bin from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sin-bin» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

仙彬
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sin- bin
570 millions of speakers

English

sin-bin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पाप बिन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الخطيئة بن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

грех - бен
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sin -bin
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাপ-বিন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

péché -bin
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sin-bin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Strafbank
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

罪ビン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

죄 빈
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sin-bin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tội lỗi -bin
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாவம் பின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पाप बिन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sin-bin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sin- bin
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sin - bin
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гріх - бен
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

păcat - bin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sin - bin
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

koelkas
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

synd -bin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sin- bin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sin-bin

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SIN-BIN»

The term «sin-bin» is regularly used and occupies the 58.562 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SIN-BIN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sin-bin» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sin-bin» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sin-bin

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SIN-BIN»

Discover the use of sin-bin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sin-bin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sin Bin: The Untold Story of a True Footy Bad Boy
Sin Bin is John's incredible story. You'll never look at John Elias, or Rugby League, the same way again.
John Elias, 2010
2
Contexts Basisbog Til Gymnasiet Og Hf
The Sin Bin or Lucy's Heart Lucy Cross PRE-READING 1 Read this extract from the text and answer the questions below. "Sometimes when I think about Bethan I get this burning pressing common vulgar in my head and my tummy. Sometimes  ...
Jonna Engberg-Pedersen, Mette Grønvold, Hanne Ohland-Andersen, 2004
3
Rugby Union For Dummies
Cooling it in the sin bin In another bid to speed up the game, and to stop teams resorting to endless professional fouls to upset and slow down the opposition, the sin bin has been introduced. This place isn't a fiery pit that naughty players are ...
Greg Growden, 2011
4
Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
(as) ugly as sin, (as) miserable as sin. 1821–. N. SHUTE I think it looks ugly as sin, and it's starting to ponk a bit (1944). sin bin noun A place set aside for offenders. 1982–. DAILY TELEGRAPH It often took several months for an infant who has ...
John Ayto, John Simpson, 2010
5
In the Bin: Reckless and Rude Stories from the Penalty Boxes ...
Here is an inside look at the exciting, suspenseful, sometimes outrageous world of an NHL game—on the ice and in the “sin bin.”
Lloyd Freeberg, 2001
6
Fire in Our Hearts: The Story of the Jesus Fellowship/Jesus Army
We painted a tea chest black, placed it up front and wrote SIN BIN in white letters. Night after night we emptied it of drugs, lighters, cigarettes, syringes, charms, studded jackets, records and earrings. John 'Fortitude' had a regular bonfire. FIRE!
Simon Cooper, Mike Farrant, 1997
7
Rugby For Dummies
The sin bin is usually a seat on the sideline where the player waits for his time to expire so he can reenter the match. Six Nations: The oldest annual tournament in international rugby, involving England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland, and ...
Mathew Brown, Patrick Guthrie, Greg Growden, 2009
8
Face-Off (Mills & Boon Blaze) (Encounters - Book 20)
Ice Time Newly retired NHL hockey player Jarrad McBride's life seems permanently sidelined.
Nancy Warren, 2012
9
Rock and a Hard Place
After work, Jimmy headed into Temple Bar where Dónal and sparky owned sin Bin studios. They'd planned to do a light rehearsal for the gig on saturday night, but as it was to be shiggy's last time practising with the band, they'd probably just  ...
Stephen J. Martin, 2007
10
Death of a Nightingale
Everyone's got a sin bin, Frank. We've all got to find our own way to manage guilt. We have to learn to live with it, and we have to find a way to forgive it within ourselves. Anyway, what I have to say to you is that I let the school down. They leant ...
Alan Share, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SIN-BIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sin-bin is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Leicester Tigers' sin-bin XV revealed
Two former Tigers stalwarts in Martin Corry and Lewis Moody start at flanker, the latter just trailing Johnson in the sin-bin standings, with 14. Jordan Crane, one ... «Leicester Mercury, Jun 15»
2
Brad Thorn top-class rugby farewell: Try, sin-bin, hammered
Former All Blacks Joe Rocokoko and Brad Thorn link up for the wily old forward to score a try for the Barbarians against an England XV at Twickenham. «Stuff.co.nz, May 15»
3
Six Nations 2015: Sin-bin pair Finn Russell and Pascal Pape both …
Russell was sent to the sin bin for taking out his opposite number Dan Biggar while the Welshman was a long way from the terra firma of the Murrayfield pitch on ... «The Independent, Feb 15»
4
Sin bins caused confusion, claims Irish coach Tom O'Connor
Uefa are trialling the sin-bin idea at under-16s level, with any player that receives a caution for certain offences forced to leave the field for eight minutes. «BBC Sport, Feb 15»
5
Northampton vs Racing Metro: Not again...Dylan Hartley back in the …
And comments made after November's loss to South Africa, when Hartley went to the sin-bin for a stamp on Springbok Duane Vermeulen, made it clear ... «The Independent, Jan 15»
6
Breaking the law: introduce a sin-bin in football for not-so-nasty fouls
In those situations, a five-minute sin bin would suffice. ... game, with managers of both sides forced to tweak and adjust their tactics while the sin-bin is in force. «The Guardian, Jan 15»
7
Cricket sin-bin: how to end the sport's war of words
FORMER International Cricket Council president Malcolm Gray has suggested cricket needs a rugby-style “sin bin”, with umpires empowered to act immediately ... «The Australian, Dec 14»
8
Uefa president Michel Platini calls for introduction of sin-bin
Uefa's Michel Platini would like to see the introduction of five substitutions in football, with two made at half-time. Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images. «The Guardian, Oct 14»
9
UK smut filter may have sent game patch to sin-bin
UK gamers believer they're bumping into that country's mandatory ISP-level smut filters, courtesy of a filename that accidentally red-flags the purience-punting ... «Register, Jan 14»
10
Football's lawmakers to consider the use of sin-bins as punishment
The sin-bin system is being trialled in the Dutch amateur leagues this season and the Fifa president Sepp Blatter and Uefa president Michel Platini have ... «The Guardian, Jan 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Sin-Bin [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/sin-bin-1>. Apr 2024 ».
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