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Word: Bin
Speech Type: Noun
Old English bin(n), binne, of Celtic origin; related to Welsh ben ‘cart’. The original meaning was ‘receptacle’ in a general sense; also ‘a receptacle for provender in a stable’ and ‘container for grain, bread, or other foodstuffs’. The sense ‘receptacle for rubbish’ dates from the mid 19th century
bɪn
a receptacle in which to deposit rubbish
Short Definition:receptacle for rubbish
Examples:- the bin needs emptying regularly
- a member of staff mistakenly it put in the bin
each of a series of ranges of numerical value into which data are sorted in statistical analysis.
Short Definition:in statistics
- back in the bin, she suffers from dreadful nightmares
Word: Bin
Speech Type: Verb
bɪn
throw (something) away by putting it in a bin
Short Definition:throw in bin
Examples:- piles of junk that should have been binned years ago
store (something, especially wine) in a bin
Short Definition:store in bin
Examples:- paint on the bottles indicated which way up they should be binned
group together (data) in bins.
Short Definition:group data in bins
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