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bin

/bɪn/

noun

Meaning

  • A box, frame, crib, or enclosed place, used as a storage container.

    "a corn bin; a wine bin; a coal bin"

  • A container for rubbish or waste.

    "a rubbish bin; a wastepaper bin; an ashes bin"

  • Any of the discrete intervals in a histogram, etc

Synonyms

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

verb

Meaning

  • To dispose of (something) by putting it into a bin, or as if putting it into a bin.

  • To throw away, reject, give up.

  • To convert continuous data into discrete groups.

  • To place into a bin for storage.

    "to bin wine"

Synonyms

chuck,
chuck away,
chuck out,
discard,
ditch,
dump,
junk,
scrap,
throw away,
throw out,
toss,
trash