bin

¹

[ bin ]

noun

1. a box or enclosed place for storing grain, coal, or the like.

verb (used with object)

, binned, bin·ning.

1. to store in a bin.

bin-

²

1. a combining form meaning “two,” “two at a time,” used in the formation of compound words:

   binary; binocular.

bin

¹

/ bɪn /

noun

1. a large container or enclosed space for storing something in bulk, such as coal, grain, or wool
2. Also calledbread bin a small container for bread
3. Also calleddustbinrubbish bin a container for litter, rubbish, etc
4. 1. a storage place for bottled wine
   2. one particular bottling of wine

verb

1. tr to store in a bin
2. tr to put in a wastepaper bin

bin-

²

prefix

1. See bi-
   a variant, esp before a vowel, of bi- 1

   binocular

Other Words From

• un·binned adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of bin¹

before 950; Middle English binne, Old English binn ( e ) crib, perhaps < Celtic; compare Welsh benn cart

Origin of bin²

Combining form of Latin bīnī two each, by twos

Word History and Origins

Origin of bin¹

Old English binne basket, probably of Celtic origin; related to bindan to bind

Example Sentences

The laundry bins can be carried over to your washer and then slide back into the bamboo frame.

From Popular-Science

You can buy collapsible buckets made for this task, or just bring some plastic bins from home.

From Outside Online

Better yet, collect dirty water in a bin and pour it in a cathole when you’re done to avoid attracting wildlife.

From Outside Online

Trash would overflow every bin and was stuck in every compartment.

From Fortune

These days I’m into storage bins, label makers, and color-coordinated folders.

From Outside Online

You were basically the guy to do every dictator or crazy character, from Gaddafi and Ahmadinejad to Bin Laden.

From The Daily Beast

The 2001 grand jury indictment named 21 suspects as being involved in the U.S. embassy bombings, including Osama bin Laden.

From The Daily Beast

Fellow SEAL Matt Bissonnette also claims to have shot bin Laden.

From The Daily Beast

Yet I had serious trouble understanding how to cheer on the news of Bin Laden or anyone else dying.

From The Daily Beast

In the mid-1990s, some visitors did begin to show up due to the construction efforts of Osama Bin Laden.

From The Daily Beast

He told Horner you'd bin shot resistin' arrest, an' wanted t' see her afore yuh cashed in.

From Project Gutenberg

Our picture shows a bin of crude up-river Para the finest rubber known.

From Project Gutenberg

As soon as he gets Miss Holland they go up by leaps and bounds, and it's bin goin' steady ever since.

From Project Gutenberg

Uncle Bin never flung that accusation at women if they were merely implicated.

From Project Gutenberg

No, Sir, what you smell ain't incense—on'y the vaults after the damp weather we've bin 'aving.

From Project Gutenberg