bing

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[ bing ]
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nounBritish Dialect.
  1. a heap or pile.

Origin of bing

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1275–1325; Middle English <Old Norse bingr bunk, bin

Other definitions for bing (2 of 4)

bing2
[ bing ]

verb (used without object)Obsolete.
  1. to go.

Origin of bing

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First recorded in 1560–70; origin uncertain

Other definitions for Bing (3 of 4)

Bing1
[ bing ]

noun
  1. Sir Rudolf, 1902–97, English opera impresario born in Austria; in the U.S. 1949–97.

  2. a male given name.

Other definitions for Bing (4 of 4)

Bing2
[ bing ]

noun
  1. a variety of dark red or blackish sweet cherry.

Origin of Bing

4
An Americanism dating back to 1920–25
  • Also called Bing cherry.

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British Dictionary definitions for bing (1 of 2)

bing

/ (bɪŋ) /


noun
  1. dialect a heap or pile, esp of spoil from a mine

Origin of bing

1
C16: from Old Norse bingr heap

British Dictionary definitions for Bing (2 of 2)

Bing

/ (bɪŋ) /


noun
  1. a popular search engine on the internet

verb
  1. to search for (something on the internet) using Bing

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