pin

Nouns

  • (n) a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
  • (n) when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat fall,
  • (n) small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc. peg,
  • (n) a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts personal identification number, PIN number,
  • (n) informal terms for the leg
    • fever left him weak on his sticks
    peg, stick,
  • (n) axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns pivot,
  • (n) 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 pin tumbler,
  • (n) flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green flag,
  • (n) a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things
  • (n) a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing oarlock, rowlock, thole, tholepin, peg,
  • (n) a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in triangular groups of ten as the target bowling pin,

Verbs

  • (v) to hold fast or prevent from moving
    • The child was pinned under the fallen tree
    immobilise, immobilize, trap,
  • (v) attach or fasten with pins or as if with pins
    • pin the needle to the shirt". "pin the blame on the innocent man
  • (v) pierce with a pin
    • pin down the butterfly
  • (v) immobilize a piece

Synonyms

immobilise immobilize trap fall peg personal identification number PIN number stick pivot pin tumbler flag oarlock rowlock thole tholepin bowling pin

Antonyms

unpin

Words of close approximity

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p.a. PA PB PC Pd P.E. pe pH PI p.m. PM P.O. Po PR PS Pt Pu PX
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