bean

noun, verb — 14 senses

bean

noun

/ˈbi(ː)n/ · [ˈbɪin]

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰabʰ-? Proto-Germanic *babnōder.? Proto-Germanic *baunō Proto-West Germanic *baunu Old English bēan Middle English bene English bean From Middle English bene, from Old English bēan, from Proto-West Germanic *baunu, from Proto-Germanic *baunō (“bean”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰabʰ- (“bean”). Cognate with Scots bene, bein (“bean”), North Frisian buan (“bean”), Saterland Frisian Boone (“bean”), West Frisian bean, beanne (“bean”), Dutch boon (“bean”), German Bohne (“bean”), Luxembourgish Boun (“bean”), Danish bønne (“bean”), Faroese bøn, bøna (“bean”), Icelandic baun (“bean”), Norwegian Bokmål bønne (“bean”), Norwegian Nynorsk bauna, baune, bogna, bønne, Swedish böna (“bean”), Irish pónaire (“bean”), Manx poanrey (“bean”), Scottish Gaelic pònair (“bean”), Latin faba (“bean”), Russian боб (bob, “bean”), Serbo-Croatian бо̏б/bȍb. Doublet of fava.

13 senses
  1. 1Any plant of several genera of the taxonomic family…
  2. 2The large edible seed of such a plant (for example, a…
  3. 3The edible seedpod of such a plant.
  4. 4The bean-like seed of certain other plants, such as a…
  5. 5An object resembling a pea or bean in shape, often made…
  6. 6The head or brain.
  7. 7The human clitoris.
  8. 8A person; especially, a baby.
  9. 9A guinea coin or sovereign.
  10. 10Money.
  11. 11Clipping of JavaBean.
  12. 12Any form of tablet, especially benzedrine (benny).
  13. 13A toe bean.
1

Any plant of several genera of the taxonomic family Fabaceae that produces large edible seeds or edible seedpods.

  • 2004, T. N. Shivenanda, B. R. V. Iyengar, Phosphorus Management in French Bean (Phaseolus Vulgaris L.), Ramdane Dris, S. Mohan Jain (editors), Production Practices and Quality Assessment of Food Crops, Volume 2: Plant Mineral Nutrition and Pesticide Management, page 79, Beans are a large group of leguminous vegetables that serve as a main source of proteins in human diet. This group comprises several species and some of them are Adzuki bean (Vigna angularis); Broad bean (Vicia faba); Cluster bean (Cyamposis tetragonoloba); French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris); […] .
2

The large edible seed of such a plant (for example, a broad bean, navy bean, or garbanzo bean).

3

The edible seedpod of such a plant.

  • Green beans, also called French beans, can be pickled.
4

Broadly The bean-like seed of certain other plants, such as a vanilla bean or (especially) a coffee bean.

5

Broadly An object resembling a pea or bean in shape, often made from plastic or styrofoam and used in large numbers as packing material or as stuffing for beanbags and similar items.

6

Slang The head or brain.

  • Now, there was a perfectly sound forecast for you. Certainly a case of using the old bean. The surmise was perfectly logical.1959, Maxwell Droke, You and the World to Come, page 173:
  • I saw her quiver and kept a wary eye on the ginger ale bottle. But even if she had raised it and brought it down on [my] bean, I couldn't have been more stunned than I was by the words that left her lips. [...] Well, as I say, it was from his fertile bean that the idea sprang.1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter XI and XV:
7

Slang The human clitoris.

  • For one, don't stage a full-frontal assault on her bean.2010, Cynthia W. Gentry, Dana Fredst, What Women Really Want in Bed: The Surprising Secrets Women Wish Men Knew about Sex, Quiver, published 2010, →ISBN, page 64:
8

Endearing, Often, Slang A person; especially, a baby.

  • Sparky is a good bean, even if he is a carpet-bagging bean at that.2000 April 9, Richard G Cheek, “Apologies, DimWit Dana”, in talk.politics.guns (Usenet):
  • i dont want boid (whoever said that) he is mean. boid is a mean bean.2002 March 21, Yena, "oh my bloody god boys!", microsoft.public.xbox, Usenet
1 more example
  • "Good, because we like you. You're okay. You're a good bean." "I never thought I'd be friends with a cheerleader," I said.2007, Alex Bradley, Hot Lunch, Penguin, →ISBN:
9

UK, Archaic, Slang A guinea coin or sovereign.

10

UK, Slang, In the negative Money.

  • I haven't got a bean.
11

Abbreviation, Clipping Clipping of JavaBean.

Java programming language

  • The singerOne bean has values for both the name and age properties, so it passes through the init() method with absolutely no changes.2017, Iuliana Cosmina, Rob Harrop, Chris Schaefer, Clarence Ho, Pro Spring 5, 5th edition, Apress, →ISBN, page 131:
12

Slang Any form of tablet, especially benzedrine (benny).

  • Once the bean kicked in I started wilding.2022, Sean Thor Conroe, Fuccboi, Hachette, →ISBN:
13

Colloquial, In plural A toe bean.

Derived terms
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Hyponyms
245 termsadsuki bean, aduki bean, adzuki bean, algaroba bean, algarroba bean, Anasazi bean, asparagus bean, azuki bean, baked bean, baked beans, baking beans, bay bean, beach bean, bean shooter, Bengal bean, Benghal bean, bitter bean, blackbean, black bean, black bean sauce, black-bean sauce, black-eyed bean, black turtle bean, blue beans, bog bean, bogbean, Bolita bean, bonavist bean, borlotti bean, boston bean, broad bean, broadbean, brown bean, buckbean, buck bean, buffalo bean, bush bean, butterbean, butter bean, cacao bean, Calabar bean, calico bean, calico beans, cannellini bean, carob bean, castor bean, castor oil bean, ceci bean, chili beans, China bean, Chinese long bean, civet bean, cluster bean, cocoa bean, coffee bean, common bean, coral bean, corona bean, cow bean, cowboy beans, cranberry bean, djenkol bean, dollar bean, donkey bean, dragon tongue bean, Dutch case-knife bean, dwarf bean, edible bean, Egyptian bean, English bean, English runner bean, Entity Bean, European bean, faba bean, fava bean, fetish bean, field bean, flageolet bean, flat bean, Florida bean, Florida velvet bean, french bean, French bean, French filet bean, French green bean, fresh bean, full of beans, garbanzo bean, gemsbok bean, gemsbuck bean, giant stock bean, Goa bean, goa bean, Great Northern bean, great northern bean, green bean, green bean galaxy, guar bean, guava bean, haricot bean, haricot vert bean, helda bean, hog's bean, horse bean, horsebean, human bean, hyacinth bean, ice-cream bean, Ignatius bean, Indian bean, Italian flat bean, Italian green bean, jack bean, Java bean, jelly bean, jellybean, jequirity bean, jering bean, jolly bean, jumby bean, jumping bean, Kentucky Wonder bean, Kersting's bean, kidney bean, Leichhardt's bean, lima bean, Lima bean, locust bean, lupin bean, lupini bean, Lyon bean, Mackenzie bean, Madagascar bean, maggoty bay bean, Manila bean, marama bean, marrow bean, mash bean, mat bean, matchbox bean, matpe bean, mescalbean, mescal bean, mesquite bean, Mexican bean, Mexican jumping bean, Mexican yam bean, Molucca bean, mongo bean, monstrance bean, moong bean, morama bean, morning bean, moth bean, mung bean, mungo bean, navy bean, ordeal bean, pea bean, pearl haricot bean, pichurim bean, pink bean, pinto bean, poison bean, pole bean, Price's potato-bean, Pythagorean bean, Queensland bean, red bean, red mung bean, refried bean, refried beans, rice and beans, rice bean, Romano bean, runner bean, sacred bean, sand bean, scarlet runner bean, scimitar bean, screwbean, screw bean, sea bean, seabean, sea green bean, shell bean, shuck beans, shucky beans, sieva bean, smoking bean, snail bean, snap bean, snuffbox bean, soja bean, soup beans, soya bean, soybean, soy bean, Spanish bean, speckled butter bean, spill the beans, St Ignatius' bean, St Ignatius's bean, stink bean, stinky bean, string bean, stringless bean, St. Thomas bean, sugar bean, sword bean, tepary bean, the dollar bean, tickbean, tick bean, tonca bean, tonga bean, tonka bean, tonqua bean, tonquin bean, turtle bean, twisted cluster bean, urad bean, urd bean, vanilla bean, velvet bean, Walkman Bean, wax bean, waxbean, wax-pod bean, Welsh bean, white bean, white pea bean, wild bean, Windsor bean, winged bean, wolf bean, wonder bean, yam bean, Yankee bean, yard-long bean, yardlong bean, yellow bean, backing bean, managed bean, message-driven bean

bean

verb
Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰabʰ-? Proto-Germanic *babnōder.? Proto-Germanic *baunō Proto-West Germanic *baunu Old English bēan Middle English bene English bean From Middle English bene, from Old English bēan, from Proto-West Germanic *baunu, from Proto-Germanic *baunō (“bean”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰabʰ- (“bean”). Cognate with Scots bene, bein (“bean”), North Frisian buan (“bean”), Saterland Frisian Boone (“bean”), West Frisian bean, beanne (“bean”), Dutch boon (“bean”), German Bohne (“bean”), Luxembourgish Boun (“bean”), Danish bønne (“bean”), Faroese bøn, bøna (“bean”), Icelandic baun (“bean”), Norwegian Bokmål bønne (“bean”), Norwegian Nynorsk bauna, baune, bogna, bønne, Swedish böna (“bean”), Irish pónaire (“bean”), Manx poanrey (“bean”), Scottish Gaelic pònair (“bean”), Latin faba (“bean”), Russian боб (bob, “bean”), Serbo-Croatian бо̏б/bȍb. Doublet of fava.

1

Ball games, Baseball, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports To hit with a projectile, especially a deliberately aimed blow to the head.

  • The pitcher beaned the batter, rather than letting him hit another home run.
  • Though I shall have to exercise an iron self-restraint to keep me from beaning that pie-faced little hornswoggler Mrs Bertram Wooster, nee Wickham, with the shaker. [...] dudgeon might easily lead her to reach for the ginger ale bottle and bean me with it.1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter IX and XI:

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