plural bins
1
: a box, frame, crib, or enclosed place used for storage
2
chiefly British
: a can for trash or garbage : dustbin
The woman retreated to a desk, dropping the leaflets in the bin as though she couldn't bear to hold them anymore.—
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linguistics
: the verb form been used with spoken emphasis in African American English to indicate that something (such as an event or state) happened or existed in the remote past or that it began in the remote past and is still ongoing : stressed bin
BIN, which is stressed, situates an eventuality or some part of it in the remote past. It has been shown that developing AAL-speaking children also produce BIN in spontaneous speech and interpret it as a marker that refers to the distant past.—Lisa Green and Tracy Conner
Lisa Green and Tracy ConnerNote: BIN frequently precedes perfect (see perfect entry 1 sense 5) verb forms, as well as progressive (see progressive entry 1 sense 7) verb forms ending in -ing. It can also precede the African American English feature perfective done, additional predicates (such as nouns, adjectives, and prepositional phrases), and, in certain contexts, adverbial phrases.
: bi- entry 1
binaural
Examples of bin in a Sentence
Noun (1)
Put the old newspapers in the recycling bin.
a storage bin for hats and gloves
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Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 17 May 2025
The storage tubs or bins should be sturdy and easy to access.
Sights and sounds
Some of the more sophisticated toddler ride-on toys have lights and sounds built in.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 May 2025
Matt Burgess, WIRED, 25 Dec. 2022
Every day, a single store can go through hundreds of pounds of coffee grounds, which will all be binned.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2025
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Noun
In response, Delta said its request to put carry-ons where your legs normally go is to maintain an on-time departure and to leave room in the overhead bins for other luggage.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 17 May 2025
The storage tubs or bins should be sturdy and easy to access.
Sights and sounds
Some of the more sophisticated toddler ride-on toys have lights and sounds built in.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 May 2025
Verb
The majority of photos binned were duplicates: Instead of having 16 pictures of me running through a forest, only the best two or three remain.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 25 Dec. 2022
Every day, a single store can go through hundreds of pounds of coffee grounds, which will all be binned.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 May 2025
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“Bin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bin. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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