Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈbɪn/
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[ˈbɪn]
Noun
A box, frame, crib, or enclosed place, used as a storage container.
- Synonyms
- Examples
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a corn bin
a wine bin
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a coal bin
A container for rubbish or waste.
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a rubbish bin
a wastepaper bin
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an ashes bin
British journalists shun complete respectability, feeling a duty to be ready to savage the mighty, or rummage through their bins. Elsewhere in Europe, government contracts and subsidies ensure that press barons will only defy the mighty so far.
Any of the discrete intervals in a histogram, etc
Any of the fixed-size chunks into which airspace is divided for the purposes of radar.
Jail or prison.
Usage- Multicultural-London-English
- Slang
- Uncommon
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Free up my G's locked in the bin Jail house comin' like subs one comes out then one goes in
A digital file folder for organising media in a non-linear editing program.
Verb
To dispose of (something) by putting it into a bin, or as if putting it into a bin.
Usage- UK usage
- Informal
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He put the bank statement in the shoebox marked "Bank Statements" and binned the rest.
To throw away, reject, give up.
Usage- UK usage
- Informal
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This splendid eloquence was promptly binned by the pope, […]
The CC [Co-ordinating Centre] had long since binned the idea of catching the regular shuttle service, […]
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NR also wants more effort made to bin out-of-date 1970s technology, but only replacing it with equipment that meets customer needs, rather than high-tech kit just for the sake of it.
To convert continuous data into discrete groups.
To place into a bin for storage.
Usage- Transitive
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to bin wine
Noun
son of; equivalent to Hebrew בן (ben).
Usage- in Arabic names
Noun
a container; usually has a lid
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the quantity contained in a bin
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- Broader terms
Verb
store in bins