pin — ozdic

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/pɪn/

noun 8verb 6

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

drawing, safety, tie | brass, bronze, diamond, metal, steel

VERB + PIN

drive in, stick in

She drove a pin into the wall to hang the picture frame.

remove

(verb.) fasten sth with a pin

ADV

carefully

He carefully pinned the notice to the bulletin board so it wouldn't fall down.

firmly

back, on, together, up

She pinned her long curly hair up before going to the gym.

PREP

onto

She pinned the photograph onto her bedroom wall above her desk.

She pinned the notice to the bulletin board in the office hallway.

PHRASES

pin sth in place

(verb.) hold sb in one position

ADV

helplessly

down

The wrestler managed to pin his opponent down for the final victory.

PREP

against

The wrestler forced his opponent against the mat during the match.

behind

She held the poster against the wall and pinned the corner behind the frame.

The wrestler pinned his opponent to the mat during the final round.

PHRASAL VERBS pin sth down

ADV

precisely

I couldn't precisely pin down what made her so upset yesterday.

VERB + PIN

be difficult to, be hard to

Definitions

noun

A needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.

With pins of adamant / And chains they made all fast.

A small nail with a head and a sharp point.

A cylinder often of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts.

Pull the pin out of the grenade before throwing it at the enemy.

The victory condition of holding the opponent's shoulders on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time.

A slender object specially designed for use in a specific game or sport, such as skittles or bowling.

verb

To fasten or attach (something) with a pin.

To cause (a piece) to be in a pin.

To pin down (someone).

He pinned his opponent on the mat.

To enclose; to confine; to pen; to pound.

To attach (an icon, application, message etc.) to another item so that it persists.

to pin a folder to the taskbar

verb

Alternative form of peen.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oa

peg
thole
tholepin
rowlock
oarlock

noun — flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf gre

flag

noun — axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something tha

pivot

noun — informal terms for the leg

noun — small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or defi

noun — when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat

fall

verb — to hold fast or prevent from moving

trap
immobilize
immobilise

Antonyms

unpin

Idioms & Phrases

pin down

To attach or secure with pins.

Pin down the tablecloth, so it doesn't blow away in the breeze.

one could hear a pin drop

Extremely quiet, for example, as during a lull in a normally bustling place or scene, or at a sudden dramatic or tense moment.

Told the waiter Big Joe was settin' me up / Aw!, you coulda heard a pin drop, it got deathly quiet / And the waiter's face turned kinda white

pin money

An allowance of money given by a man to his wife or to other dependents for their personal, discretionary use.

Meronyms: pocket change, small change, loose change

Example Bank

With pins of adamant / And chains they made all fast.

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Pull the pin out of the grenade before throwing it at the enemy.

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I'm not so good on my pins these days.

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He pinned his opponent on the mat.

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to pin a folder to the taskbar

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When marshaling data, the interop marshaler can copy or pin the data being marshaled.

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