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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.
Definition of linchpin noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
If you refer to a person or thing as the linchpin of something, you mean that they are the most important person or thing involved in it. He's the lynchpin of our team and crucial to my long-term plans.
noun [ C ] uk / ˈlɪntʃpɪn / us. Add to word list. → linchpin. (Definition of lynchpin from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of lynchpin.
From Longman Business Dictionary linch‧pin /ˈlɪntʃˌpɪn/ (also lynchpin) noun [ singular] the most important thing or person in a system, plan etc, which everything else depends on The consumer is the linchpin of the economy.
