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   Pin

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   noun

   • 1. a thin piece of metal with a sharp point at one end and a round head at the other, used especially for fastening pieces of cloth. Similar tacksafety pinnailstapleskewerspikebradfastener
   • ▪ a small brooch or badge: "a gold and diamond lapel pin" Similar badgebroochsticker
   • ▪ a steel rod used to join the ends of fractured bones while they heal.
   • ▪ a metal peg that holds down the activating lever of a hand grenade, preventing its explosion.
   • ▪ short for hairpin
   • ▪ a peg around which one string of a musical instrument is fastened.
   • 2. a metal projection from a plug or an integrated circuit which makes an electrical connection with a socket or another part of a circuit: "a three-pin plug"
   • 3. a stick with a flag placed in a hole to mark the hole's position.
   • 4. (in bowling) one of a set of bottle-shaped wooden pieces that are arranged in an upright position at the end of a lane in order to be toppled by a rolling ball.
   • 5. a person's legs: informal "she was very nimble on her pins"
   • 6. an attack on a piece or pawn which is thereby pinned: "the pin of the black queen by the white rook"
   • 7. a half-firkin cask for beer. historical British

   verb

   • 1. attach or fasten with a pin or pins in a specified position: "her hair was pinned back" Similar attachfastenaffixfixsticktacknailstapleclipjoinlinksecure
   • ▪ hold someone firmly in a specified position so they are unable to move: "she was standing pinned against the door" Similar holdrestrainpresspinionconstrainhold fasthold downimmobilize
   • ▪ hinder or prevent (a piece or pawn) from moving because of the danger to a more valuable piece standing behind it along the line of an attack.

   Word Origin late Old Englishpinn, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch pin ‘pin, peg’, from Latin pinna ‘point, tip, edge’.

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2. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPIN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   3 days ago · Your PIN is the number, known only to you, that you type into card readers to confirm your identity when paying by credit or debit card, or when withdrawing money from an ATM.

3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › pinPin - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A pin is a small, sharp device that's made for attaching and holding things together. When you sew a shirt, you first have to pin the paper pattern to the fabric with pins.

4. www.thefreedictionary.com › pinPin - definition of pin by The Free Dictionary

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   1. a. a short stiff straight piece of wire pointed at one end and either rounded or having a flattened head at the other: used mainly for fastening pieces of cloth, paper, etc, esp temporarily. b. ( in combination ): pinhole. 2. (Mechanical Engineering) short for cotter pin, hairpin, panel pin, rolling pin, safety pin.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPIN | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   PIN meaning: 1. a thin piece of metal with a sharp point used to fasten pieces of cloth, etc together: 2. a…. Learn more.

6. www.yourdictionary.com › pinPin Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   Pin Definition. pĭn. pinned, pinning, pins. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Verb. Adjective. Idiom. Filter. noun. pins. A little piece of stiff wire with a pointed end and a flattened or rounded head, used for fastening things together or holding them in place; straight pin. Webster's New World.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishpin noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes |...

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   a short thin piece of stiff wire with a sharp point at one end and a round head at the other, used especially for fastening together pieces of cloth when sewing see bobby pin, hairpin, hairpin, linchpin, pins and needles, safety pin. Take your English to the next level.

8. www.britannica.com › dictionary › pinPin Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   Britannica Dictionary definition of PIN. 1. [count] : a thin, pointed piece of stiff wire with a rounded head at one end that is used especially for fastening pieces of cloth — see picture at sewing; see also bobby pin, clothespin, drawing pin, hairpin, safety pin. 2. [count]