bin

Everyday

1. A container for rubbish (UK, Australia, NZ: bin, rubbish bin, wheelie bin; US: trash can, garbage can). tree →
2. A container for storing things: a bread bin, a storage bin. tree →
3. Verb (informal UK): to throw something away. tree →
4. In some storybook speech, bin is written for been, as in "I bin doin' it." tree →

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 →
• Plastic bottles go in the recycling bin. tree →
• It's bin day, so put the wheelie bin out. tree →
• The bin is full — can you empty it? tree →
• We keep the bread in a bread bin. tree →
• In America a bin is often called a trash can. tree →
• Wash your hands after taking out the bin. tree →
• I binned my old drawings. tree →

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).