bin
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- noun
- /bɪn/
:
contenedor
- Put your rubbish in a bin.
- recycling bins
- trash bin
- compost bin
I've jumped in huge garbage bins with maggots for food.
- I've jumped in huge garbage bins with maggots for food.
- Let me lift my five ton bin of cosmetics.
- And then they were in the bottom of this bin just like eroding.
- You know the blue bin, right, Has a back story.
- Well, coming around the bin is Shell Oil.
Examples
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The reading specialist showed her the book room that was stocked with bins containing multiple sets of leveled readers.
Academic text (2013) -
He keeps the toys in a bin in the corner of the playroom.
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Yeah, that can go in the bin all the way home.
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Stick it in the bin and follow me, okay?
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I found it in a trash bin at home yesterday.
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I just get salt from the bulk bin at my grocery store.
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So already here at the homestead, the compost bin, it's pretty full.
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Customers place glass in a separate 18-gallon bin, which is sorted on the truck by Rabanco drivers.
Academic text (1995) -
Please throw your trash in the bin before leaving the room.
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The school installed new recycling bins to encourage students to reduce waste.
Synonyms
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1.0
A flexible container for carrying personal things like books or clothes
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A usually rectangular container with a lid for holding things or the amount it holds
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1.3
A thing that holds or stores items, for example a box
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A container where people put waste to be taken away
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2.7
A large metal container for holding garbage outside buildings
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A container for holding rubbish until it is collected
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A bin with a lid that holds household waste until someone takes it away
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1.9
A large basket with a lid used to carry or store clothes
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1.0
A strong plastic bag used to hold and carry garbage
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A container with an open top for holding paper and small bits of rubbish
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A container for paper, plastic, or glass that will be recycled
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A container for household rubbish
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A container for holding rubbish until it is taken away
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A large round bin for holding rubbish until someone collects it
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A container with an open top for small trash like paper
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A container for keeping flour in a kitchen or bakery
A bin for rubbish kept until it is collected
A bin in public places where people put rubbish
A bin in public places where people put trash
A bin in public places for people to put rubbish in
A container for a specific kind of waste, for example food or batteries
A container for cold ashes and small pieces of household trash
A strong plastic bag used to hold household waste
A container that keeps bread or cake fresh on the kitchen counter
A small container for spare parts kept at a workbench
Compounds
- Slur
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9.9
An offensive slang word for a hospital for people with serious mental health problems
- Jargon
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8.1
A small area where a player must wait as a penalty in sports like rugby or hockey
- Slur
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9.9
A slang word for a place that feels noisy and chaotic, like a house or office with many people
- Specialized
A folder that holds deleted files so you can restore or permanently remove them
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Etymology
Bin comes from an old English word for a 'basket' or 'box'. So a bin is a container for keeping, storing, or throwing away things.