Bin - English meaning

noun

A receptacle in which to deposit rubbish.

Usage examples:

Bin wagons, rubbish bins and boxes are all in line for a major shake-up to smooth the way for kerbs…

noun

Each of a series of ranges of numerical value into which data are sorted in statistical analysis.

Usage examples:

We performed the same statistical analysis on these synteny bins as described above for the human-m…

verb

Throw (something) away by putting it in a bin.

Usage examples:

Piles of junk that should have been binned years ago

verb

Store (something, especially wine) in a bin.

Usage examples:

Paint on the bottles indicated which way up they should be binned

verb

Group together (data) in bins.

Usage examples:

The mean-variance estimates were then binned into a two-dimensional histogram.

prefix

Variant form of bi- before a vowel (as in binaural ).