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pin

UK/pɪn/ US/ˈpʰɪn/ common informal slang uk us

verb

1.

to hold fast or prevent from moving

  • “The child was pinned under the fallen tree”
2.

attach or fasten with pins

Antonyms
3.

pierce with a pin

  • “pin down the butterfly”

noun

1.

a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer''s garment

2.

when a wrestler''s shoulders are forced to the mat

Synonyms
3.

small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.

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4.
5.

informal terms of the leg

  • “fever left him weak on his sticks”
Synonyms
6.

axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns

Synonyms
7.

cylindrical tumblers consisting of two parts that are held in place by springs; when they are aligned with a key the bolt can be thrown

8.

flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green

Synonyms
10.

a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing

11.

a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in triangular groups of ten as the target

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Origin

From Middle English pinne, from Old English pinn (“pin, peg, bolt”), from Proto-Germanic *pinnaz, *pinnō, *pint- (“protruding point, peak, peg, pin, nail”), from Proto-Indo-European *bend- (“protruding object, pointed peg, nail, edge”).

Phrases

  • pin a rose on your nose
  • pin back
  • pin back one's ears
  • pin down
  • pin in
  • pin on
  • pin one's ears back
  • pin one's hopes on

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