Bin
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /bɪn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bin is a noun meaning A box, frame, crib, or enclosed place, used as a storage container.
Meaning
A box, frame, crib, or enclosed place, used as a storage container.
More Meanings
- A container for rubbish or waste.
- (statistics) 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.
- (MLE, MTE, slang, uncommon) Jail or prison.
- (video post-production) A digital file folder for organising media in a non-linear editing program.
- (slang) Ellipsis of loony bin (“lunatic asylum”).
- (chiefly British, informal) To dispose of (something) by putting it into a bin, or as if putting it into a bin.
Example Sentences
an ashes bin
a rubbish bin
a wastepaper bin
Free up my G's locked in the bin Jail house comin' like subs one comes out then one goes in
Word Forms
- bins
- binning
- binned
Synonyms for bin
Depending on context, synonyms include container, dustbin, trash bin, trashbin, trashcan, wastebin.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include binful, box, shelf, locker, drawer, coffer.
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