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   Pin

   /pin/

   

   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’.

   Scrabble Points: 5

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   The meaning of PIN is a piece of solid material (such as wood or metal) used especially for fastening things together or as a support by which one thing may be suspended from another. How to use pin in a sentence.

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   a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things. Synonyms: peg, bolt. a short, slender piece of wire with a point at one end and a head at the other, for fastening things together.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPIN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PIN definition: 1. a small thin piece of metal with a point at one end, especially used for temporarily holding…. Learn more.

5. 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.

6. 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.

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

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   Pin definition: A slender, usually cylindrical piece of wood or metal for holding or fastening parts together, or serving as a support for suspending one thing from another, as:.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › pinPIN | 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.