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| pin [ pin ] |
noun (plural pins) |
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1. thin pointed metal stick: a small thin metal stick with a sharp point and a rounded head used for holding pieces of fabric together
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2. pointed metal fastener: a fastener with a sharp metal point designed to pierce the things it is fastening
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3. dress arms
Same as safety pin (sense 1) (sense 2)
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4. jewellery something decorative attached to clothing: a badge, piece of jewelry, or other decorative item that attaches to clothing by means of a sharp metal point or a clasp
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5. hairdressing
Same as hairpin (sense 1)
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6. hairdressing bobby pin: a bobby pin
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7. mechanical engineering
Same as cotter pin
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8. household
Same as rolling pin
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9. electricity part of electrical connector: a thin metal terminal extending from an electrical or electronic device such as a plug or a vacuum tube, used to connect the device by socket to other circuitry
  a three-pin plug
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10. surgery rod joining broken bone: a thin metal rod used to hold the ends of a fractured bone together
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11. dentistry rod attaching tooth cap to root: a thin metal rod used to attach a crown to the root of a tooth
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12. mechanical engineering key part entering lock: the part of a key that inserts into a lock
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13. music peg holding instrument string: a peg on a stringed instrument such as a piano that holds the strings and can be turned to tighten or loosen them to tune the instrument
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14. bowling bowling pin: a club-shaped target used in various games of bowling
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15. golf hole marker: a pole with a flag on it, used to mark each hole on a golf course
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16. wrestling fall bringing wrestler's shoulders onto floor: in wrestling, a fall in which an opponent's shoulders are made to touch the mat
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17. comput guide on computer printer: a peg in a set that guides the paper through a computer printer
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18. comput part of printhead that forms letters: a wire in a set on the printhead of a dot matrix printer that forms one dot of a letter or symbol
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19. nautical
Same as belaying pin
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20. rowing
Same as tholepin
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plural noun pins |
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anatomy legs: somebody's legs
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informal
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He's a bit unsteady on his pins.
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transitive verb (past and past participle pinned, present participle pin·ning, 3rd person present singular pins) |
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1. fasten something with pin: to fasten, attach, or secure something with a pin
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2. keep somebody from moving: to hold somebody or something immobile, e.g. on the ground
The beam fell across his back, pinning him to the ground.
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3. chess stop chess piece being moved: to make it impossible for a chess opponent to move a piece without exposing the king to check or a valuable piece to capture
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4. wrestling hold wrestler down on floor: in wrestling, to hold an opponent's shoulders to the mat
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5. give fraternity pin to somebody: to give a young woman a fraternity pin as a sign of commitment to a relationship
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| [12th century. < Latin pinna "feather, pointed peak"] |
