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noun
1.
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
2.
a short, slender piece of wire with a point at one end and a head at the other, for fastening things together.
3.
any of various forms of fasteners or ornaments consisting essentially or partly of a pointed or penetrating wire or shaft (often used in combination): a jeweled pin.
4.
a badge having a pointed bar or pin attached, by which it is fastened to the clothing: a fraternity pin.
5.
EXPANDMachinery.
a.
a short metal rod, as a linchpin, driven through holes in adjacent parts, as a hub and an axle, to keep the parts together.
b.
c.
a short axle, as one on which a pulley rotates in a block.
6.
the part of a cylindrical key stem entering a lock.
7.
a clothespin.
8.
a hairpin.
10.
a peg, nail, or stud marking the center of a target.
11.
Bowling. any one of the rounded wooden clubs set up as the target in tenpins, ninepins, duckpins, etc.
12.
Golf. the flag staff which identifies a hole.
13.
any of the projecting knobs or rails on a pinball machine that serve as targets for the ball.
14.
Informal. a human leg.
15.
Music. peg (def. 5).
16.
Wrestling. a fall.
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18.
Carpentry. a tenon in a dovetail joint; dovetail.
19.
a very small amount; a trifle: Such insincere advice isn't worth a pin.
20.
Chess. the immobilization of an enemy piece by attacking with one's queen, rook, or bishop.
21.
COLLAPSEElectronics. a pin-shaped connection, as the terminals on the base of an electron tube or the connections on an integrated circuit.
verb (used with object)
22.
to fasten or attach with or as with a pin or pins: to pin two pieces of cloth together.
23.
to hold fast in a spot or position (sometimes followed by down): The debris pinned him down.
24.
to transfix or mount with a pin or the like: to pin a flower as a botanical specimen.
25.
Chess. to immobilize (an enemy piece) by placing one's queen, rook, or bishop in a position to check the exposed king or capture a valuable piece if the pinned piece were moved.
26.
Wrestling. to secure a fall over one's opponent.
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Pinned
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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28.
pin in, to fill (gaps in a rubble wall, etc.) with spalls.
29.
Idiomspin up, to make (a piece of masonry) level or plumb with wedges.
30.
get pinned,
a.
(of a young woman) to receive a male student's fraternity pin as a symbol of his affection and fidelity, usually symbolizing that the couple is going steady or plans to become engaged.
b.
(of a young couple) to become formally pledged to one another, though not yet engaged, by the bestowing of such a pin or the exchange of pins.
31.
pin something on someone, Informal. to ascribe the blame or guilt for something to a person; show someone to be culpable: They pinned the crime on him.
32.
pull the pin, Informal. to end a relationship, project, program, or the like, because of lack of continuing interest, success, funds, etc.
Origin:
before 1100; (noun) Middle English pinne, Old English pinn peg; cognate with Dutch pin, German Pinne, Old Norse pinni; perhaps < Latin pinna feather, quill (see pinna); (v.) Middle English pinnen, derivative of the noun
before 1100; (noun) Middle English pinne, Old English pinn peg; cognate with Dutch pin, German Pinne, Old Norse pinni; perhaps < Latin pinna feather, quill (see pinna); (v.) Middle English pinnen, derivative of the noun
Related forms
re·pin, verb (used with object), -pinned, -pin·ning.
Synonyms
1. bolt, peg. 3. brooch.
1. bolt, peg. 3. brooch.
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Word Origin & History
PIN
acronym for personal identification number, 1981, from the first ref. used with redundant number.
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Medical Dictionary
pin (pĭn)
n.
A thin rod for securing the ends of fractured bones.
A peg for fixing the crown to the root of a tooth.
To fasten or secure with a pin or pins.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Slang Dictionary
pin (so's) definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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