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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.

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

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bin

Noun

1. a container for rubbish, etc.

2. a large container for storing something in bulk, such as coal, grain, or bottled wine

Verb

[binning, binned]

to put in a rubbish bin: I bin my junk mail without reading it [Old English binne basket]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bin - 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 binful containerful - the quantity that a container will hold
	3.	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 ABA transit number, bank identification number identification number, number - a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification; "she refused to give them her Social Security number"
Verb	1.	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"

Translations

bin [bɪn] n (gen) → cubo or bote m (LAM) de la basura;

litterbin n (BRIT) → papelera

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bin [bɪn] n → boîte f;

(Brit) (also: dustbin) (also: litter bin) → poubelle f;

(for coal) → coffre m

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bin [bɪn] n (Brit) → Mülleimer m;

(container) → Behälter m

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bin [bɪn] n → bidone m;

(BRIT) (also: dustbin) → pattumiera: (also: litter bin) → cestino

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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 laari, roskapönttö coffre, boîte, corbeille, poubelle פַּח אַשפָּה डिब्बा kanta láda wadah ílát, ruslafata/tunna bidone 大箱 상자 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 (谷)倉﹐(垃圾)箱 контейнер کچرا دان thùng 箱柜