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bing

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[ bing ]
/ bɪŋ /
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noun British Dialect.

a heap or pile.

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RELATED WORDS

injection, shot, hypodermic, hypospray

Nearby words

  1. bindweed,
  2. bine,
  3. binet,
  4. binet, alfred,
  5. binet-simon scale,
  6. bing xin,
  7. bing, rudolf,
  8. binge,
  9. binge drinking,
  10. binge eating

Origin of bing

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1275–1325; Middle English < Old Norse bingr bunk, bin

bing

2
[ bing ]
/ bɪŋ /

verb (used without object) Obsolete.

to go.

Origin of bing

2
First recorded in 1560–70; origin uncertain

Bing

1
[ bing ]
/ bɪŋ /

noun

Sir Rudolf,1902–97, English opera impresario born in Austria; in the U.S. 1949–97.
a male given name.

Bing

2
[ bing ]
/ bɪŋ /

noun

a variety of dark red or blackish sweet cherry.

Origin of Bing

2
An Americanism dating back to 1920–25
Also called Bing cherry.
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British Dictionary definitions for bing

bing

/ (bɪŋ) /

noun

dialect a heap or pile, esp of spoil from a mine

Word Origin for bing

C16: from Old Norse bingr heap

Bing

/ (bɪŋ) /

noun

a popular search engine on the internet

verb

to search for (something on the internet) using Bing
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Word Origin and History for bing

bing

n.

"heap or pile," 1510s, from Old Norse bingr "heap." Also used from early 14c. as a word for bin, perhaps from notion of "place where things are piled."

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper