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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Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Apr. 2025
Beyond picking, these robots also detect diseases and track the location of each fruit bin, providing farmers with valuable insights to manage their crops better.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
Three months ago, United hiked ticket prices for home games this season to £66, binning concessionary categories in the process.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
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Noun
As can bins that get filled up with random items that don't belong there.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Apr. 2025
Beyond picking, these robots also detect diseases and track the location of each fruit bin, providing farmers with valuable insights to manage their crops better.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
While some commenters on Instagram expressed surprise at the idea of wearing retainers indefinitely or stories about how their own teeth have stayed aligned despite binning their retainers years ago, others shared their experiences of teeth shifting after discontinuing use.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 24 Feb. 2025
Three months ago, United hiked ticket prices for home games this season to £66, binning concessionary categories in the process.
—Phil Hay, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Bin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bin. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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