bean /ˈbi(ː)n/noun 13verb 1forms 3phrases 1 noun13 •a small round food that grows inside a long green case on a plant •The bean-like seed of certain other plants, such as a vanilla bean or (especially) a coffee bean. •Any plant of several genera of the taxonomic family Fabaceae that produces large edible seeds or edible seedpods. •The edible seedpod of such a plant.Green beans, also called French beans, can be pickled. •(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 •(UK, slang) Money.I haven't got a bean. •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. •(slang) Any form of tablet, especially benzedrine (benny).Once the bean kicked in I started wilding. — 2022 •(slang) A person; especially, a baby.Sparky is a good bean, even if he is a carpet-bagging bean at that. — 2000 •Clipping of JavaBean.The singerOne bean has values for both the name and age properties, so it passes through the init() method with absolutely no changes. — 2017 •(slang) The human clitoris.For one, don't stage a full-frontal assault on her bean. — 2010 •(informal) Clipping of toe bean. •(slang, no longer used) A guinea coin or sovereign. verb1 •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. formsbeaned · beaning · beans Phrases with bean bean counterA person who is excessively interested in controlling or reducing expenses, increasing profits, or in quantitative details in general.
