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  • noun Plural form of bin.
  • noun slang Eyeglasses or spectacles.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bin.

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Examples

  • So the reappearance of the bins is a small victory in the war against infantilisation.

    Litter bins return to Market Harborough railway station 2009

  • ALL types of plastic should be recycled and it shouldn't just be up to consumers to separate the various numbered types of plastic ahead of time and put them in bins for collecting.

    Death by Plastic » E-Mail 2009

  • So when Avi and Michal Schick 's two teenage daughters outgrew their old clothes, the Schicks did what a lot of people do: They placed them in bins in their Flatbush, Brooklyn, basement and invited less-fortunate locals to help themselves.

    Charity, Beautifully Disguised Ralph Gardner Jr. 2010

  • I can shower, grab the bins from the roadside, shovel the driveway (checking in for screaming) and be okay.

    Home Alone | Her Bad Mother 2010

  • Spirit Airlines, the low-cost carrier that soon will charge passengers for stowing carry-on bags in overhead bins, is now installing seats that can't move backward or forward on some of its aircraft.

    Spirit Airlines installs pre-reclined seats 2010

  • Spirit Airlines, the low-cost carrier that soon will charge passengers for stowing carry-on bags in overhead bins, is now installing seats that can't move backward or forward on some of its aircraft.

    Spirit Airlines installs pre-reclined seats 2010

  • I shop at walmart and keep one heck of an eye out for clearances and bargain bins at the stores and online.

    Petzal's Picks For New Hunting Fashions 2009

  • ALL types of plastic should be recycled and it shouldn't just be up to consumers to separate the various numbered types of plastic ahead of time and put them in bins for collecting.

    Death by Plastic 2009

  • I shop at walmart and keep one heck of an eye out for clearances and bargain bins at the stores and online.

    Petzal's Picks For New Hunting Fashions 2009

  • Meanwhile, all of us who wear these suddenly-trendy clothes out of function rather than fad should start haunting the bargain bins, because any day now the fashion world will discover that the essence of modern male is represented by something entirely different, and all those high-dollar man-duds will start getting dumped off at the second-hand store.

    Woolrich Chic 2009

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