beans

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of bean. Use it for more than one bean.

   We planted beans along the back fence.

   The soup has beans, carrots, and a little rice in it.

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2. 2
   nounslangplural

   Almost nothing, used mostly in sayings like not worth beans.

   His promise is not worth beans if he will not write it down.

   All his big talk doesn't amount to beans.

   Similarsquat, zilch, jack

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3. 3
   nounslangcountableplural

   The soft pads on the bottom of a cat's or dog's paws.

   The kitten let me touch the little pink beans on her paw.

   Our dog hates having his beans checked for thorns.

   Similarpads

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4. 4
   verb

   Third-person singular present of bean, to hit someone with something thrown or pitched, often at the head.

   If the pitcher beans another batter, he will be thrown out of the game.

   My brother beans me with a pillow every time I fall asleep on the couch.

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5. 5
   nounslangvulgarcountableplural

   A rude slang word for the testicles.

   The ball hit him square in the beans.

   He wore a cup so a stray kick could not get his beans.

   Similarballs, testicles, bollocks, testes, cojones

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6. 6
   nounslangcountableplural

   Slang for pills, especially drugs taken as pills.

   The police pulled a bag of beans from under the car seat.

   She begged her brother to quit popping beans before they wrecked him.

   Similarpills, tablets

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