bing
1 of 4noun (1)
ˈbiŋ 
plural -s
1
dialectal, British
a
: a heap or pile for storage
a bing of potatoes
b
: a storage bin
2
slang : a solitary-confinement prison cell
bing
2 of 4intransitive verb
ˈbiŋ
archaic
: go
bing
3 of 4interjection
ˈbiŋ
—used to suggest a sharp ringing sound
bing
4 of 4noun (2)
ˈbiŋ
variants or Bing
ˈbiŋ
plural bings or Bings
: bing cherry
Some trees with the popular bings are ready for picking but are not expected to be ripe in mass quantities until Memorial Day weekend …
Sharon Moeser, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 1993
Sharon Moeser, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 1993California, which represents about one-third of the nation's sweet cherry crop, will produce about 162 million pounds of cherries this season, with Bings representing about 45 percent. Debbie Arrington, Sacramento Bee, 18 May 2011
Debbie Arrington, Sacramento Bee, 18 May 2011
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse bingr divided space, bin, Old Swedish binge storage room, Icelandic bingur heap; akin to Old High German bungo tuber
Intransitive verb
origin unknown
Interjection
imitative
First Known Use
Noun (2)
1920, in the meaning defined above