Definition of bin Bin

/bɪˈn/ - [bin] - bin

We found 18 definitions of bin from 6 different sources.

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WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: bins

bin - a container; usually has a lid
  container any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
  ash-bin, trash can, trash bin, trash barrel, garbage can, dustbin, ashcan, ashbin, ash bin, wastebin a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected
  coalbin, coalhole a bin for holding coal
  crib the cards discarded by players at cribbage
  flour bin a bin for holding flour
  litter-basket, litter basket, litterbin bin (usually in or outside a public building) into which the public can put rubbish
  parts bin a bin for holding spare parts
bin - the quantity contained in a bin
  binful
bin - an identification number consisting of a two-part code assigned to banks and savings associations; the first part shows the location and the second identifies the bank itself
  bank identification number, BIN, ABA transit number

Verb

bins, binning, binned  

bin - store in bins
  hive away, lay in, salt away, stack away, stash away, store, put in keep or lay aside for future use; "store grain for the winter"; "The bear stores fat for the period of hibernation when he doesn't eat"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • bin (Noun)
    A box, frame, crib, or enclosed place, used as a storage container.
  • bin (Noun)
    A container for rubbish or waste.
  • bin (Noun)
    In Arabic names son of; equivalent to Hebrew בן ben.
  • bin (Verb)
    To dispose of something by putting it into a bin, or as if putting it into a bin.
  • bin (Verb)
    To throw away , reject, give up .
  • bin (Verb)
    To convert continuous data into discrete groups.
  • bin (Verb)
    To place into a bin for storage.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • bin (n.)
    A box, frame, crib, or inclosed place, used as a receptacle for any commodity; as, a corn bin; a wine bin; a coal bin.
  • bin (v. t.)
    To put into a bin; as, to bin wine.
  • bin
    An old form of Be and Been.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • bin
    A branch of the Bantoid languages.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • bin
    bin, n. a place for storing corn, wine. [A.S. binn, a manger.]
  • bin
    bin, (Shak.) used for Be and Been

Part of speech

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  • bin, verb, present, 1st person singular of bin (infinitive).
  • bin, verb (infinitive).
  • bin, noun, singular of bins.

Pronunciation

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