"penalty box" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-penalty box.ogg [Australia] Forms: penalty boxes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} penalty box (plural penalty boxes)
  1. (ice hockey) An enclosed bench where a player must remain for timed period (a penalty) that is assessed after an infraction. Categories (topical): Ice hockey
    Sense id: en-penalty_box-en-noun-2MGtj0kj Topics: hobbies, ice-hockey, lifestyle, skating, sports
  2. (soccer) The penalty area. Categories (topical): Football (soccer), Sports areas Synonyms: sin bin [ice-hockey, skating, sports, hobbies, lifestyle] Translations (in ice hockey, enclosed bench for serving a penalty): banqueta d'expulsats (Catalan), trestná lavice [feminine] (Czech), strafbank [feminine] (Dutch), rangaistusaitio (Finnish), jäähyaitio (Finnish), banc des pénalités [masculine] (French), loca pionóis [masculine] (Irish), póna peacaí [masculine] (Irish), скаме́йка штрафников (skaméjka štrafnikov) [feminine] (Russian), скаме́йка для оштрафованных игроков (skaméjka dlja oštrafovannyx igrokov) [feminine, formal] (Russian), скаме́йка для плохих парней (skaméjka dlja ploxix parnej) [slang] (Russian), utvisningsbås [neuter] (Swedish), bås [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-penalty_box-en-noun-N8rdC1zo Disambiguation of Sports areas: 27 69 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 83 5 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports Disambiguation of 'in ice hockey, enclosed bench for serving a penalty': 43 53 5
  3. (idiomatic, figuratively) A temporary punishment, or, metaphorically, a similar setback (e.g., loss of control, embarrassment, etc.). Tags: figuratively, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-penalty_box-en-noun-UMb5iUqf

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