bin

A container where you put things you want to throw away.

• Put the paper in the bin.
• The kitchen bin is full.
• Have you emptied the bins?

Similar words: trash can, wastebasket

Common phrases: rubbish bin, kitchen bin

A large container or enclosed space for keeping things.

• Keep the toys in this bin.
• Workers filled the bins with apples.
• The grain bin stood beside the barn.

Similar words: container

Common phrases: storage bin, grain bin

To throw something away or decide not to use it.

• Bin those old receipts.
• We binned the plan after seeing the cost.
• Should I bin this broken radio?

Similar words: throw away, discard, scrap

Opposites: keep

Common phrases: bin something, bin the idea

To put something into a container or storage space.

• They bin the grain after harvest.
• The wine was binned in the cellar.
• Workers binned the apples for storage.

Similar words: store

Common phrases: bin the grain, bin the wine