Bing

/bɪŋ/ · noun

Meaning

(prison slang, with "the") Solitary confinement..

Definitions by Sense

1. (prison slang, with "the") Solitary confinement.
2. (chiefly Scotland) A slag heap, i.e. a man-made mound or heap formed with the waste material (slag) as a by-product of coal mining or the shale oil industry.
3. (chiefly Scotland) The waste by-product from a foundry or furnace, formed into such a mound.
4. (British, chiefly Scotland) A heap or pile, especially of metallic ore.
5. (dated slang or dialectal) To go; walk; come; run.
6. (onomatopoeia) The sound made by a bounce, or by striking a metallic surface.
7. (onomatopoeia) The high-pitched sound made by a bell being struck.
8. The sound made by a bell, an onomatopœia.

Example Sentences

Toronto Star, "Ryanair looking at standing 'seats,' pay toilets", 2 July 2010, Jim Rankin Bing! Ladies and gentlemen, in a few minutes the captain will turn off the fasten seatbelt sign, but for your own safety we recommend you stay seated and with your seatbelt securely fastened at all times.

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Word Forms

• bings
• binging
• binged
• ping
• ding
• bong

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