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bin

1

[ bin ]

noun

  1. a box or enclosed place for storing grain, coal, or the like.


verb (used with object)

, binned, bin·ning.
  1. to store in a bin.

bin-

2
  1. a combining form meaning “two,” “two at a time,” used in the formation of compound words:

    binary; binocular.

bin

1

/ bɪn /

noun

  1. a large container or enclosed space for storing something in bulk, such as coal, grain, or wool
  2. Also calledbread bin a small container for bread
  3. Also calleddustbinrubbish bin a container for litter, rubbish, etc
    1. a storage place for bottled wine
    2. one particular bottling of wine
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


verb

  1. tr to store in a bin
  2. tr to put in a wastepaper bin
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

bin-

2

prefix

  1. a variant, esp before a vowel, of bi- 1

    binocular

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bin1

before 950; Middle English binne, Old English binn ( e ) crib, perhaps < Celtic; compare Welsh benn cart

Origin of bin2

Combining form of Latin bīnī two each, by twos
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bin1

Old English binne basket, probably of Celtic origin; related to bindan to bind
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Example Sentences

You were basically the guy to do every dictator or crazy character, from Gaddafi and Ahmadinejad to Bin Laden.

The 2001 grand jury indictment named 21 suspects as being involved in the U.S. embassy bombings, including Osama bin Laden.

Fellow SEAL Matt Bissonnette also claims to have shot bin Laden.

Yet I had serious trouble understanding how to cheer on the news of Bin Laden or anyone else dying.

In the mid-1990s, some visitors did begin to show up due to the construction efforts of Osama Bin Laden.

He told Horner you'd bin shot resistin' arrest, an' wanted t' see her afore yuh cashed in.

Our picture shows a bin of crude up-river Para the finest rubber known.

As soon as he gets Miss Holland they go up by leaps and bounds, and it's bin goin' steady ever since.

Uncle Bin never flung that accusation at women if they were merely implicated.

No, Sir, what you smell ain't incense—on'y the vaults after the damp weather we've bin 'aving.

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