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1bin

noun \ˈbin\

Definition of BIN

: a box, frame, crib, or enclosed place used for storage
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Examples of BIN

  1. Put the old newspapers in the recycling bin.
  2. <a storage bin for hats and gloves>

Origin of BIN

Middle English binn, from Old English
First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to BIN

Synonyms
chest, box, caddy, case, casket, locker, trunk

Rhymes with BIN

blin, chin, din, fin, Finn, Fyn, gin, grin, Gwyn, hin, in, inn, kin, linn, Lynn, pin, shin, Shin, sin, skin, spin, thin, tin, twin, whin, win, wynn, yin, zin

2bin

transitive verb
binned bin·ning

Definition of BIN

: to put into a bin

First Known Use of BIN

1841

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