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pin

/p/I/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

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

    noun.artifact

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat

    noun.event

    Synonyms fall

    Source: WordNet 3.0

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

    noun.communication

    Synonyms peg

    Source: WordNet 3.0

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

    noun.communication

    Synonyms personal identification number pin number

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  5. informal terms for the leg

    noun.body

    Synonyms peg stick

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  6. axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns

    noun.artifact

    Synonyms pivot

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  7. 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

    noun.artifact

    Synonyms pin tumbler

    Source: WordNet 3.0

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

    noun.artifact

    Synonyms flag

    Source: WordNet 3.0

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

    noun.artifact

    Source: WordNet 3.0

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

    noun.artifact

    Synonyms oarlock peg rowlock thole tholepin

    Source: WordNet 3.0

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

    noun.artifact

    Synonyms bowling pin

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  12. A piece of wood, metal, etc., generally cylindrical, used for fastening separate articles together, or as a support by which one article may be suspended from another; a peg; a bolt.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

verb

  1. to hold fast or prevent from moving

    verb.contact

    Examples
    The child was pinned under the fallen tree.
    Synonyms immobilise immobilize trap

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. attach or fasten with pins or as if with pins

    verb.contact

    Examples
    Pin the needle to the shirt.
    Pin the blame on the innocent man.
    Antonyms unpin

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. pierce with a pin

    verb.contact

    Examples
    Pin down the butterfly.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. immobilize a piece

    verb.competition

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  5. To peen.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

  6. To inclose; to confine; to pen; to pound.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

  7. To fasten with, or as with, a pin; to join; as, to <i>pin</i> a garment; to <i>pin</i> boards together.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

Nearby words

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