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Webster 1913 Edition


Bing

Bing

,
Noun.
[Cf. Icel.
bingr
, Sw.
binge
, G.
beige
,
beuge
. Cf. Prov. E.
bink
bench, and
bench coal
the uppermost stratum of coal.]
A heap or pile;
as, a
bing
of wood
.
“Potato bings.”
Burns.
“A bing of corn.”
Surrey.
[Obs. or Dial. Eng. & Scot.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Bing

BING

,
Noun.
In alum works, a heap of alum thrown together in order to drain.

Definition 2024


Bing

Bing

See also: bing, bìng, bīng, bǐng, biŋ, and B.Ing.

English

Proper noun

Bing

  1. A surname of Old English origin and unknown meaning.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname; also a nickname for Bingley, Bingham, etc.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Bing

  1. (Internet) A search engine introduced by Microsoft in 2009.

Anagrams

bing

bing

See also: Bing, bìng, bīng, bǐng, biŋ, and B.Ing.

English

Noun

bing (plural bings)

  1. (slang): Prison solitary confinement, a term used by inmates.
  2. (Britain) A heap or pile, such as a slag heap. Cognate with Scots bing.
  3. The sound made by a bell, an onomatopœia
Bing! Ladies and gentlemen, in a few minutes the captain will turn off the fasten seatbelt sign, but for your own safety we recommend you stay seated and with your seatbelt securely fastened at all times.
Toronto Star, "Ryanair looking at standing 'seats,' pay toilets", 2 July 2010, Jim Rankin [1]
Bing Bang Boing
Douglas Florian, 1994 [2]
The Tao of Bada Bing
David Chase, 2003 [3]

See also

References

  1. http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/831562--ryanair-looking-at-standing-seats-pay-toilets (accessed 17 September 2010)
  2. http://books.google.com/books?id=KtsSWKOWfnwC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false (accessed 17 September 2010)
  3. http://books.google.com/books?id=R9FlujWxnDEC&printsec=frontcover&dq=editions:ISBN1566492785 (accessed 17 September 2010)

Anagrams


Mandarin

Romanization

bing

  1. Nonstandard spelling of bīng.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of bǐng.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of bìng.

Usage notes

  • English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Manx

Etymology 1

Noun

bing f (genitive singular bingagh or bingey, plural bingaghyn)

  1. committee
  2. (law) jury
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Adjective

bing

  1. tuneful, musical, sweet
  2. shrill
Derived terms

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
bing ving ming
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Scots

Alternative forms

  • byng

Etymology

From Old English bing-r; cf. Middle English bynge (a bin).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɪŋ/

Noun

bing (plural bings)

  1. A heap or pile.

Verb

bing (third-person singular present bings, present participle bingin, past bingt, past participle bingt)

  1. To pile up; to create a bing.