Brit.
■ noun
1》 a receptacle in which to deposit rubbish.
↘a capacious receptacle for storing a specified substance.
↘a partitioned stand for storing bottles of wine.
2》 Statistics each of a series of ranges of numerical value into which data are sorted in statistical analysis.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ning , ~ned )
1》 throw (something) away by putting it in a ~.
↘store (wine) in a ~.
2》 Statistics group together (data) in ~s.
Origin
OE ~(n ), ~ne , of Celtic origin.