n.
- a receptacle in which to deposit rubbish.
▸a capacious receptacle for storing a specified substance.
▸a partitioned stand for storing bottles of wine.
- Statistics each of a series of ranges of numerical value into which data are sorted in statistical analysis.
v.
(bins, binning, binned)
- throw (something) away by putting it in a bin.
▸store (wine) in a bin.
- Statistics group together (data) in bins.
Etymology
OE bin(n), binne, of Celtic origin.