Pin - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat (syn: fall)
- small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc. (syn: peg)
- a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts
- informal terms for the leg (syn: peg, stick)
- axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns (syn: pivot)
- 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
- flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green (syn: flag)
- a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things
- a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing (syn: oarlock, peg, rowlock, thole, tholepin)
- a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in triangular groups of ten as the target
verb
Extra examples
He handed out pins with the peace sign on them.
...a cat that was still a little unsteady on its pins after anesthesia...
She pinned a rose to her dress.
The general pinned the medal on the soldier.
She pinned up her hair.
He pinned a sign on the wall.
The passengers were pinned under the wreckage.
The guards pinned his arms to his sides.
She was pinned against the side of the car.
He received a special membership card and a club pin onto his lapel.
They played pins.
Such insincere advice isn't worth a pin.
We managed to obtain another pin of beer.
Be careful with that collar, it's just pinned to the dress.
The crash pinned the driver against the wheel.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: pin
he/she/it: pins
present participle: pinning
past tense: pinned
past participle: pinned
singular: pin
plural: pins
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