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'pin' - used as a noun
1. a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts
2. a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
3. when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
4. small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
5. informal term for the leg
6. axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns
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
8. flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green
9. a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things
10. a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
11. a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in triangular groups of ten as the target

'pin' - used as a verb
12. to hold fast or prevent from moving
The child was pinned under the fallen tree
13. attach or fasten with pins
14. pierce with a pin
pin down the butterfly
15. immobilize a piece

derived forms
1. Pin / Plural
pins
2. Pin / Past
pinned
3. Pin / Third Person
pins
4. Pin / Present Participle
pinning
Variations of 'pin'
 
Antonym
  • unpin
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