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Pin

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Noun

1. pin

a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment

2. fall, pin

when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat

3. peg, pin

small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.

4. personal identification number, pin, pin number

a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts

5. peg, pin, stick

informal terms for the leg

Example Sentences:
'fever left him weak on his sticks'

6. pin, pivot

axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns

7. pin, pin tumbler

cylindrical tumblers consisting of two parts that are held in place by springs; when they are aligned with a key the bolt can be thrown

8. flag, pin

flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green

9. pin

a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things

10. oarlock, peg, pin, rowlock, thole, tholepin

a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing

11. bowling pin, pin

a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in triangular groups of ten as the target

Verb

12. immobilise, immobilize, pin, trap

to hold fast or prevent from moving

Example Sentences:
'The child was pinned under the fallen tree'

13. pin

attach or fasten with pins or as if with pins

Example Sentences:
'pin the needle to the shirt'
'pin the blame on the innocent man'

14. pin

pierce with a pin

Example Sentences:
'pin down the butterfly'

15. pin

immobilize a piece

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Pin

see synonyms of pin
noun
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.  short for cotter pin, hairpin, panel pin, rolling pin, safety pin
3. 
an ornamental brooch, esp a narrow one
4. 
a badge worn fastened to the clothing by a pin
5. 
something of little or no importance (esp in the phrases not care or give a pin (for))
6. 
a peg or dowel
7. 
anything resembling a pin in shape, function, etc
8. 
(in various bowling games) a usually club-shaped wooden object set up in groups as a target
9. Also called: cotter pin, safety pin
a clip on a hand grenade that prevents its detonation until removed or released
10. nautical
a.  belaying pin
b. 
the axle of a sheave
c. 
the sliding closure for a shackle
11. music
a metal tuning peg on a piano, the end of which is inserted into a detachable key by means of which it is turned
12. surgery
a metal rod, esp of stainless steel, for holding together adjacent ends of fractured bones during healing
13. chess
a position in which a piece is pinned against a more valuable piece or the king
14. golf
the flagpole marking the hole on a green
15. 
a. 
the cylindrical part of a key that enters a lock
b. 
the cylindrical part of a lock where this part of the key fits
16. wrestling
a position in which a person is held tight or immobile, esp with both shoulders touching the ground
17. 
a dovetail tenon used to make a dovetail joint
18. 
(in Britain) a miniature beer cask containing 41⁄2 gallons
19. (usually plural) informal
a leg
20.  be put to the pin on one's collar
verbWord forms: pins, pinning or pinned (transitive)
21. 
to attach, hold, or fasten with or as if with a pin or pins
22. 
to transfix with a pin, spear, etc
23. (foll by on) informal
to place (the blame for something)
he pinned the charge on his accomplice
24. chess
to cause (an enemy piece) to be effectively immobilized by attacking it with a queen, rook, or bishop so that moving it would reveal a check or expose a more valuable piece to capture
25. Also: underpin
to support (masonry), as by driving in wedges over a beam
noun acronym for
personal identification number: a number used by a holder of a cash card or credit card used in EFTPOS

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Pin

see synonyms of pin
noun
an identification number entered on a keypad in order to gain access to a computer, ATM, etc.
noun
1. 
a peg of wood, metal, etc., used esp. for fastening or holding things together or as a support on which to hang things
2. 
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
3. 
something worthless or insignificant; trifle
4. 
a pointed instrument for holding the hair, a hat, etc. in place
5. 
clothespin, safety pin, cotter pin, etc.
6. 
anything like a pin in form, use, etc.
7. 
an ornament, badge, or emblem having a pin or clasp with which it is fastened to the clothing
8.  Informal
the leg
usually used in pl.
9.  Bowling
any of the bottle-shaped pieces of wood, or wood coated with plastic, at which the ball is rolled
10.  Golf
a pole with a flag attached, placed in the hole of a green to mark its location
11.  Medicine
a metal rod used to hold a broken bone together
12.  Music
any of the pegs for regulating the tension of the strings of a piano, harp, etc.
13.  Nautical
a. 
thole1
b. 
any of various pegs or rods used to secure ropes
14.  Wrestling
fall (sense 25) fall (sense 25a)
verb transitiveWord forms: pinned or ˈpinning
15. 
to fasten with or as with a pin
16. 
to pierce with a pin
17. 
to hold firmly in one place or position
18.  US, Slang
to give one's fraternity pin to, as an informal token of betrothal

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Pin

see synonyms of pin
abbr.
personal identification number
n.
1.
a. A short, straight, stiff piece of wire with a blunt head and a sharp point, used especially for fastening.
b. Something, such as a safety pin, that resembles such a piece of wire in shape or use.
c. A whit; a jot: didn't care a pin about the matter.
2. 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. Music One of the pegs securing the strings and regulating their tension on a stringed instrument.
f. Nautical A belaying pin.
g. Nautical A thole pin.
3. An ornament fastened to clothing by means of a clasp.
4. A rolling pin.
5. Sports
a. One of the wooden clubs at which the ball is aimed in bowling.
b. A flagstick.
c. See fall.
6. pins Informal The legs: is steady on his pins.
7. Electronics A lead on a device that plugs into a socket to connect the device to a system.
8. Computers
a. Any of the pegs on the platen of a printer, which engage holes at the edges of paper.
b. Any of the styluses that form a dot matrix on a printer.
c. Any of the small metal prongs at the end of a connector that fit into the holes in a port.
tr.v. pinned, pin·ning, pins
1. To fasten or secure with or as if with a pin or pins.
2. To transfix.
3. To place in a position of trusting dependence: He pinned his faith on an absurdity.
4.
a. To hold fast; immobilize: He was pinned under the wreckage of the truck.
b. Sports To win a fall from in wrestling.
5. To give (a woman) a fraternity pin in token of attachment.
adj.
Having a grain suggestive of the heads of pins. Used of leather.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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