bing
- noun
- /bɪŋ/
- UK
Examples
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And he and he while he was talking to her, he heard this Bing Bing Bing on the window behind him.
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Delicious, old-school Shanghainese qiang bing.
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Made of lightly salted dough and chopped spring onions, this large round bing is often cooked
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Where to get it: It's a shame that this greasy, savory, stuffing-free bing has become a rare find in Shanghai.
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The coal miners left behind a large bing of waste material after completing their shift.
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As we drove through the abandoned mining area, we spotted a massive bing that had accumulated over the years.
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The environmentalists are concerned about the pollution caused by the old bing near the village.
Synonyms
A pile of garbage and old things people throw away
A large pile of things that people have thrown away
A large pile of waste left after mining coal or metal
A pile of waste and old things
Waste left after miners take valuable minerals from rock
A pile of ashes left after something has been burned
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Etymology
Bing for a mining heap comes from Scots where bing meant a 'heap' or pile of waste left by a mine. So a bing is the large pile of coal rubbish left after the coal is taken out.