see|bīn|b�n|bìn|biñ
English
Image:Wheelie Bin.jpg|thumb|right|A rubbish bin.

Pronunciation
enPR|bĭn, IPA|/bɪn/, SAMPA|/bIn/
audio|en-us-bin.ogg|Audio (US)
:Homophones: been
:rhymes|ɪn

Etymology 1
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Noun
en-noun

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

Synonyms
(container): container, receptacle
(container for waste): dustbin (British), garbage can (US), rubbish bin (British), trash can (US)

Translations
trans-top|container used for storage
Finnish: säiliö, astia
trans-mid
French: boîte f
trans-bottom

trans-top|container for rubbish
Dutch: vuilnisbak, afvalbak
Finnish: roskasäiliö, jäteastia, roskis (colloquial)
trans-mid
French: poubelle f
Italian: bidone m
trans-bottom

Verb
en-verb|bin|n|ing

1. context|transitive|colloquial To dispose of (something) by putting it into a bin.
2. statistics To convert continuous data into discrete groups.

Synonyms
(dispose of in a bin): chuck, chuck away, chuck out, ditch, dump, scrap, throw away, throw out

Translations
trans-top|colloquial: dispose of in a bin
Dutch: dumpen, weggooien
trans-mid
Finnish: heittää roska|roskiin
trans-bottom

Derived terms
bin bag
bin liner
binman
bread bin
dustbin
rubbish bin

Etymology 2
From Arab. ARchar|ب� (ben, bin).

Noun
bin

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

Etymology 3
Contraction of being

Contraction
bin

1. text messaging Contraction of being

Etymology 4
Contraction of been

Contraction
bin

1. text messaging Contraction of been

Category:English contractions

Arabic

Particle
bin

1. Alternate spelling for ibn, meaning "son of" when used in personal names.

Category:Arabic particles

German

Verb form
bin

1. am (first-person singular present tense of sein)

Category:German verb forms

Indonesian

Etymology
From Arab.|id

Noun
bin

1. son (of)

Category:Indonesian nouns

Japanese

Noun
ja-noun|r|hira=��

1. �: bottle
2. 便: flight
3. 貧: poverty

Mandarin

Pinyin syllable
bin

1. A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of three tones, bīn, b�n, or bìn.

Usage notes
English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Category:Mandarin pinyin

Swahili

Etymology
From Arab.|sw ARchar|ب� (ben, bin, son).

Noun
bin

1. son

Category:Swahili nouns

Swedish

Noun
bin

1. Indefinite plural of bi#Swedish|bi.

Category:Swedish nouns

Turkish

Verb form
bin (imperative)

1. mount (imperative)

Category:Turkish verb forms

az:bin
de:bin
el:bin
fa:bin
fr:bin
io:bin
it:bin
ku:bin
la:bin
hu:bin
ja:bin
pl:bin
pt:bin
ru:bin
fi:bin
sv:bin
te:bin
vi:bin
tr:bin
vo:bin
zh:bin

• 2007-10-13 21:40 - BD2412 - see [[biñ]]

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