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Pin
pɪn
Pin definitions
noun
pin
pins
- a thin piece of metal with a sharp point at one end and a round head at the other, used for fastening pieces of cloth, paper, etc.
- a small brooch or badge
"a gold and diamond lapel pin"
- 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
- a hairpin
- a peg round which one string of a musical instrument is fastened
- an icon functioning as a marker on a virtual map, whose location or coordinates can be used to share location information
"they were guided to the location of the incident by a pin shared by other hikers"
- 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"
- a stick with a flag placed in a hole to mark its position
- a skittle in bowling
- a person's legs
"she was very nimble on her pins"
- an attack on a piece or pawn which is thereby pinned
- a half-firkin cask for beer
verb
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pinning
pinned
pin
- attach or fasten with a pin or pins
"he pinned the badge on to his lapel"
- hold (someone) firmly in a specified position so they are unable to move
"she was standing pinned against the door"
- 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
"the black rook on e4 is pinned"