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- DictionaryLinch·pin/ˈlin(t)SHˌpin/
noun
- 1. a person or thing vital to an enterprise or organization: "regular brushing is the linchpin of all good dental hygiene"
- 2. a pin passed through the end of an axle to keep a wheel in position.
The meaning of LINCHPIN is a locking pin inserted crosswise (as through the end of an axle or shaft). How to use linchpin in a sentence. Did you know?
LINCHPIN definition: 1. the most important member of a group or part of a system, that holds together the other members…. Learn more.
A linchpin is the person or thing that serves as the essential element in a complicated or delicate system or structure—the one that holds everything together. This sense of linchpin is based on its original, literal meaning: an actual pin used to attach a wheel to the axle of a carriage or wagon to keep the wheel from falling off.
LINCHPIN meaning: 1. the most important member of a group or part of a system, that holds together the other members…. Learn more.
The linchpin is something that supports and holds another thing together. It’s the most important part of anything — eating well is the linchpin to staying healthy. A basketball team's most valuable player is the linchpin.
linchpin. a person or thing that is the most important part of an organization, a plan, etc., because everything else depends on them or it. Nurses are the linchpin of the health service.
linch·pin. or lynch·pin (lĭnch′pĭn′) n. 1. A locking pin inserted in the end of a shaft, as in an axle, to prevent a wheel from slipping off. 2. A central cohesive element: Reduced spending is the linchpin of their economic program.
