[been] 
| 1. | the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, esp. of the genus Phaseolus. |
| 2. | a plant producing such seeds. |
| 3. | the pod of such a plant, esp. when immature and eaten as a vegetable. |
| 4. | any of various other beanlike seeds or plants, as the coffee bean. |
| 5. | Slang.
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| 6. | British Informal. a minimum amount of money: They've been disinherited and now haven't a bean. |
| 7. | beans, Informal. the slightest amount: He doesn't know beans about navigation. |
| 8. | Slang. to hit on the head, esp. with a baseball. |
| 9. | beans, (used to express disbelief, annoyance, etc.). |
| 10. | full of beans, Informal.
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| 11. | spill the beans, Informal. to disclose a secret, either accidentally or imprudently, thereby ruining a surprise or plan: He spilled the beans, and she knew all about the party in advance. |
| bean (bēn) n.
To hit (another) on the head with a thrown object, especially a pitched baseball. [Middle English ben, broad bean, from Old English bēan; see bha-bhā- in Indo-European roots.] |
Beans
mentioned in 2 Sam. 17:28 as having been brought to David when flying from Absalom. They formed a constituent in the bread Ezekiel (4:9) was commanded to make, as they were in general much used as an article of diet. They are extensively cultivated in Egypt and Arabia and Syria.