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bine

/baɪn/

bine noun: a twining vine which climbs by its shoots growing in a helix around a support. As distinct from a vine, which climbs using tendrils or suckers.

Noun (1)

bine (plural bines)

  1. A twining vine which climbs by its shoots growing in a helix around a support. As distinct from a vine, which climbs using tendrils or suckers.
    • The tangled bine-stems scored the sky
      Like strings of broken lyres,
      And all mankind that haunted nigh
      Had sought their household fires.1900, Thomas Hardy, The Darkling Thrush

Noun (2)

bine (plural bines)

  1. (UK, slang) A cigarette.
    Synonyms:
    fag
  2. (Multicultural-London-English, slang) Bullets.
    • You hear this
      We been sitting on bine
      So I beg you
      Step outta line
      We gon’ spray this up like a water slide2025 December 5, Bonez X Bitz, “Trips”, 0:58

Verb

bine (third-person singular simple present bines, present participle bining, simple past and past participle bined)

  1. (Multicultural-London-English, slang) To fill with bullets, to shoot.
    • Three waps up and a couple of shanks (Just in case)
      But I got faith that these tools won't jam
      Dinger that whip, plates doing mileage
      Who's that cycling? Jump out bine him
      Perfect timing, Snap said "Five mins" then he held bineage
      They want me to rap, I want to close eyelids
      Juggling both, pretty...2020 November 19, PR SAD, “One Wish” (1:41 from the start)
    • My bro loco, wants nothing but violence
      Got a .9 of course it's firing
      Catch him in sight and light him light him
      Bark some teeth, made the teeth dem bine him2021 October 15, TPL, O’mizz & JoJo, “Potion” (1:36 from the start)

Synonyms of bine

Forms of bine

Noun
pluralbines
Verb
third-person singular presentbines
present participlebining
past participlebined
pastbined

Origin of bine

From bind (noun).

From Wills's Woodbine (cigarettes).

Words formed from bine

Words that rhyme with bine

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Questions about bine

What does bine mean?
Bine means a twining vine which climbs by its shoots growing in a helix around a support. As distinct from a vine, which climbs using tendrils or suckers.
What part of speech is bine?
Bine can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce bine?
Bine is pronounced /baɪn/.
What is the plural of bine?
The plural of bine is bines.

Words near bine in the dictionary

  1. Binduyan
  2. bindweed
  3. bindweeds
  4. bindy
  5. bindy-eye
  6. bine
  7. bineage
  8. binedaline
  9. Binedama
  10. Binegar
  11. Binegars

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