binnoun [ C ]
uk/bɪn/us/bɪn/bin noun [ C ] (WASTE)
B1 a container for waste:
a litter bin
a rubbish bin
recycling bins for old newspapers, bottles, and cans
Do you want this or shall I throw it in the bin?
See also
dustbin
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- She emptied the ashtray into the pedal bin.
- Put the empty box in the rubbish bin.
- If any of the letters aren't interesting just sling them in the bin.
- He glanced at the letter and then tossed it into the bin.
- We put our wheelie bin out to be emptied every Thursday morning.
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Containers for waste
- ashcan
- bin bag
- bottle bank
- Dumpster
- dustbin
- dustbin bag
- garbage bag
- garbage can
- skip
- trash bag
- trash can
- trash can liner
- wastebasket
- wastepaper basket
- wheelie bin
bin noun [ C ] (STORAGE)
a large container used for storing things:
a bread bin
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General and miscellaneous containers
- carton
- casing
- casket
- clothes basket
- coal bunker
- coffer
- cofferdam
- hamper
- hanging basket
- hod
- holder
- inkstand
- receptacle
- resealable
- safe
- safe deposit box
- safety deposit box
- sandpail
- shaker
- wormery
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Preserving & storing food
binverb [ T ]
uk/bɪn/us/bɪn/-nn- UKto throw something away:
Shall I bin these old shoes?
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Removing and getting rid of things
- abandon
- banish
- be scattered to the four winds idiom
- cast sb/sth aside/away/off
- cast sb/sth out
- fling sth/sb out
- flush sth out
- fly-tipping
- free sb from/of sth
- haemodialysis
- junk
- pension
- scrap
- shuffle
- throw the baby out with the bathwater idiom
- toss sth aside
- toss sth out
- turf sth out
- unplug
- weed
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