Definition of bin

bin    

verb - transitive

• to throw away, i.e. put into a trash bin.

  I've been binning all of her submissions to the newsletter.

                                                                                                                                  
  
  Citation from [erlang-questions] mailing list, Joe Armstrong, 24 Jan 2013 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: junk, garbage, trash, useless items.

  Last edited on Jan 24 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 08 2012.

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Slang terms with the same meaning

Other terms relating to 'junk, garbage, trash, useless items':
shovelware	Definitions include: low-quality software.
scrap yard	Definitions include: junk or salvage yards
coaster	Definitions include: to ruin writable optical media via a write ("burn") attempt which fails.
beermat	Definitions include: unwanted optical media (e.g. CDs) received as junk mail.
tat	Definitions include: tattoo.
shelfware	Definitions include: software that was purchased or written, but never used.

Slang terms with the same root words

Other terms relating to 'bin':
bin head	Definitions include: A totally stupid or useless person
chilly bin	Definitions include: the term used for a water bottle filled with ice, esky, etc.
loony bin	Definitions include: a mental institute.
sin bin	Definitions include: Confessional (where you kneel and tell the priest/reverend your sins.)

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