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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.
- 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"
verb
- 1. attach or fasten with a pin or pins in a specified position: "her hair was pinned back"
1. a. : 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. b. obsolete : the center peg of a target. also : the center itself.
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: a. A thin rod for securing the ends of fractured bones. b. A peg for fixing the crown to the root of a tooth. c. A cotter pin. d. The part of a key stem entering a lock. e.
Meaning of pinned in English. pinned. Add to word list. past simple and past participle of pin. (Definition of pinned from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of pinned. pinned. One woman was pinned under a bus that ground to a halt. From Washington Post.
Meaning of pinned in English. pinned. Add to word list. past simple and past participle of pin. (Definition of pinned from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of pinned. pinned. I explained how we could provide stability to the trees, and which connections could be pinned or fixed.
6 days ago · July 8, 2024, 12:48 PM PDT. By Marlene Lenthang and Karen Cortes. A Black man died after four security guards pinned him face down on the ground outside a hotel in Milwaukee in an act his family ...
A row of photographs was pinned to the wall near the blackboard. West, Charles STAGE FRIGHT ( 2001 ) The constable pointed to a discreet notice - scarcely bigger than a visiting card - that was pinned by the letter-box.
Find 132 different ways to say PINNED, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.
pin verb (STOP MOVEMENT) [ T + adv/prep ] to force someone or something to stay in a particular place by putting weight on him, her, or it: be pinned (down) under She was pinned (down) under a pile of rubble. pin someone (up) against something A guy leaped out at me and pinned me (up) against the wall.
pin something + adv./prep. to attach something onto another thing or fasten things together with a pin, etc. She pinned the badge onto her jacket. A message had been pinned to the noticeboard. Pin all the pieces of material together.
a small, slender, pointed piece of metal, etc., used as a fastener or support. any of many different forms of fasteners, badges, or ornaments made up in part of a penetrating piece, wire, or shaft: a fraternity pin; a tiepin; a diamond pin on her dress.
