Bin

Etymology 1
binne: 'crib', from, from benna: 'four-wheeled cart; caisson' (compare  buinne:,  benn: 'cart',  benn: 'caisson').

Noun

 * 1) A container used for storage.
 * 2) A container for rubbish or waste.

Synonyms

 * container, receptacle
 * dustbin, rubbish bin, garbage can, trash can

Verb

 * 1)  To dispose of (something) by putting it into a bin, or as if putting it into a bin.
 * 2) * 2008, Tom Holt, Falling Sideways, Orbit books, ISBN 1-84149-110-1, p. 28:
 * He put the bank statement in the shoebox marked "Bank Statements" and binned the rest.
 * 1)  To throw away, reject, give up.
 * 2) * 2002, Christopher Harvie, Scotland: A Short History, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-210054-8, p. 59:
 * This splendid eloquence was promptly binned by the pope,
 * 1) * 2005, Ian Oliver, War and peace in the Balkans: the diplomacy of conflict in the former Yugoslavia, I.B. Tauris, ISBN 1-850438-89-7, p. 238:
 * The CC [Co-ordinating Centre] had long since binned the idea of catching the regular shuttle service,
 * 1)  To convert continuous data into discrete groups.

Synonyms

 * chuck, chuck away, chuck out, discard, ditch, dump, junk, scrap, throw away, throw out, toss, trash
 * See also Thesaurus:junk

Etymology 2
From  (ben, bin).

Noun
bin


 * 1) (in Arabic names)  son of; equivalent to Hebrew בן (ben).

Etymology 3
Contraction of being

Contraction
bin


 * 1)  Contraction of being

Etymology 4
Contraction of been

Verb
bin



Thesaurus
archives, armory, arsenal, attic, bank, basement, bay, bonded warehouse, bookcase, box, bunker, buttery, cargo dock, cellar, chest, closet, conservatory, crate, crib, cupboard, depository, depot, dock, drawer, dump, exchequer, glory hole, godown, hold, hutch, library, locker, lumber room, lumberyard, magasin, magazine, rack, repertory, repository, reservoir, rick, shelf, stack, stack room, stock room, storage, store, storehouse, storeroom, supply base, supply depot, tank, treasure house, treasure room, treasury, vat, vault, warehouse, wine cellar

Noun

 * Bulgarian: ,
 * Estonian:, konteiner
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:


 * Portuguese: tonel
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Spanish:


 * Bulgarian: кофа за смет
 * Czech: popelnice
 * Dutch: ,
 * Estonian: prügikast, prügikonteiner, prükkar
 * Finnish: roskasäiliö, jäteastia, roskis
 * French:


 * Italian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Scottish Gaelic:, ,
 * Spanish: de

Verb

 * Dutch: ,


 * Finnish: heittää roskiin

Derived terms

 * bin bag
 * bin liner
 * binman
 * bread bin
 * dustbin
 * rubbish bin
 * wheelie bin