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# bin

noun (a bin, bins); verb (bin, bins, binned, binning — informal UK: to throw away)

«bin» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A container for rubbish (UK, Australia, NZ: bin, rubbish bin, wheelie bin; US: trash can, garbage can). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bin/#m1)
2. A container for storing things: a bread bin, a storage bin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bin/#m2)
3. Verb (informal UK): to throw something away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bin/#m3)
4. In some storybook speech, bin is written for been, as in "I bin doin' it." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bin/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and the environment: put litter in the bin; sort rubbish into recycling bins (paper, plastic, glass, food waste); bin day when the rubbish is collected. In safety: don't climb into bins or skips; broken glass goes in the bin carefully wrapped. In hygiene: wash hands after taking out the bin. Phrases: put it in the bin, recycling bin, wheelie bin, bin bag, bin day, litter bin, pedal bin.

### Examples

- Put your wrapper in the bin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bin/#x1)
- Plastic bottles go in the recycling bin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bin/#x2)
- It's bin day, so put the wheelie bin out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bin/#x3)
- The bin is full — can you empty it? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bin/#x4)
- We keep the bread in a bread bin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bin/#x5)
- In America a bin is often called a trash can. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bin/#x6)
- Wash your hands after taking out the bin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bin/#x7)
- I binned my old drawings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bin/#x8)

### Note

Countable: bins. Words for it change by country: bin (UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ), trash can or garbage can (US, Canada). Verb: binned (double n).

## In Jewish tradition

In everyday life and the environment: put litter in the bin; sort rubbish into recycling bins (paper, plastic, glass, food waste); bin day when the rubbish is collected. In safety: don't climb into bins or skips; broken glass goes in the bin carefully wrapped. In hygiene: wash hands after taking out the bin. Phrases: put it in the bin, recycling bin, wheelie bin, bin bag, bin day, litter bin, pedal bin.

### Note

Countable: bins. Words for it change by country: bin (UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ), trash can or garbage can (US, Canada). Verb: binned (double n).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «bin» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/bin/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- [Trees and pragmatics of «bin» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/B/bin/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«bin» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/bin.html) on Mova free.