bin
(bɪn )
Word forms: bins , binning , binned
1. countable noun B1 regional note: in AM, usually use garbage can, trash can
A bin is a container that you put rubbish in. [mainly British]
He screwed the paper small and chucked it in the bin.
Synonyms: dustbin, bucket [Scottish], garbage can [US], wastepaper basket
2. countable noun [oft noun NOUN]
A bin is a container that you keep or store things in.
...a bread bin.
...big steel storage bins.
3. verb
If you bin something, you throw it away. [British, informal]
He decided to bin his paintings. [VERB noun]
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Translations:
Chinese: l垃圾箱
Japanese: ごみ箱
- someone wouldn't hurt a fly
- someone wouldn't like to be in another person's shoes
- someone wouldn't say boo to a goose
- someone wouldn't touch something or someone with a barge pole
- someplace
- somersault
- some sort of compromise
- something
- -something
- something cuts no ice
- something does not hold water
- something earns its keep
- something for nothing
- something goes with the territory
- something grabs you by the throat
- something has a sting in the tail
- something has more holes than Swiss cheese
- something has seen better days
- something has stood the test of time
- something has teeth
- something is all in a day's work
- something is beyond your ken
- something is close to your heart
- something is handed to someone on a plate
- something is like shooting fish in a barrel