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bin  (bn)
n.
A container or enclosed space for storage.
tr.v. binned, bin·ning, bins
To place or store in a bin.

[Middle English binne, from Old English, probably of Celtic origin.]

bin [bɪn]
n
1. a large container or enclosed space for storing something in bulk, such as coal, grain, or wool
2. Also called bread bin a small container for bread
3. Also called dustbin rubbish bin a container for litter, rubbish, etc
4. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) Brit
a.  a storage place for bottled wine
b.  one particular bottling of wine
vb bins, binning, binned
1. (tr) to store in a bin
2. (tr) to put in a wastepaper bin
[Old English binne basket, probably of Celtic origin; related to bindan to bind]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.binbin - a container; usually has a lid      
ash bin, ash-bin, ashbin, ashcan, dustbin, garbage can, trash barrel, trash bin, trash can, wastebin - a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected
coalbin, coalhole - a bin for holding coal
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)
crib - a bin or granary for storing grains
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
recycling bin - a bin for depositing things to be recycled
2.bin - the quantity contained in a bin
containerful - the quantity that a container will hold
3.binBIN - 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
identification number, number - a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification; "she refused to give them her Social Security number"
Verb1.bin - store in bins
salt away, stack away, stash away, store, hive away, lay in, 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"

bin
noun dustbin, bucket (Scot.) garbage can, wastepaper basket, circular file He screwed the paper up and chucked it in the bin.
Translations
bin [bɪn]
A. N (for bread) → panera f; (for coal) → carbonera f; (= rubbish bin, dustbin) → cubo m de la basura, tarro m de la basura(LAm); (= litter bin) → papelera f
B. VT (= throw away) → tirar
C. CPD bin liner Nbolsa f de la basura

bin [ˈbɪn]
n
(British) (= dustbin, litter bin) → poubelle f
(British) (= wastepaper basket) → corbeille f (à papier)
(for storage)boîte f; (bigger)huche f
vt (= throw away) → jeter à la poubelle

bin
n
(esp Brit, for bread) → Brotkasten m; (for coal) → (Kohlen)kasten m; (= rubbish bin)Mülleimer m; (= dustbin)Mülltonne f; (= litter bin)Abfallbehälter m
(for grain) → Tonne f

bin [bɪn] n (for coal, rubbish) → bidone m; (for bread) → cassetta (Brit) (dustbin) → pattumiera; (litterbin) → cestino
bin [bɪn] n (for coal, rubbish) → bidone m; (for bread) → cassetta (Brit) (dustbin) → pattumiera; (litterbin) → cestino

bin
n bin [bin]
a container (usually metal or plastic, often large) in which corn etc is stored or rubbish is collected a waste-paper bin; a dustbin. blik وَعاء، صُنْدوق съд zásobník; truhla; popelnice; koš beholder; affaldsspand der Behälter δοχείο, κάδος cubo (de la basura), papelera salv, (prügi)konteiner سطل kori coffre, boîte, corbeille, poubelle פַּח אַשפָּה डिब्बा kanta láda wadah ílát, ruslafata/tunna bidone 大箱 쓰레기통 dėžė, konteineris, aruodas atkritumu tvertne bekas bak binge; silo; søppelbøtte kosz, pojemnik caixote coş/ladă/pubelă de gunoi закром; (мусорный) контейнер nádoba skrinja, koš, smetnjak kanta tunna, binge, burk ถังขยะ kap, kutu ((大型金屬或塑膠製)垃圾桶或玉米桶 контейнер کچرا دان thùng

bin صندوق koš bøtte Mülleimer κάδος cubo roskakori poubelle kanta bidone ごみ箱 쓰레기통 vuilnisbak søppelkasse kosz na śmieci caixote do lixo, lixo мусорное ведро sophink ถังขยะ çöp tenekesi thùng


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They sat on chairs, on stools, on boxes, with their baskets by their sides, and some stood by the bin throwing the hops they picked straight into it.
itt bin that hur lashipp prevent mee; for to bee sur, Sir, you nose
He used to go with his father into the harness-room, where the corn was kept, and I could see them, when the door stood ajar, fill a little bag with oats out of the bin, and then he used to be off.
 
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