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   pin

   /pɪn/

   noun

   • 1. a thin piece of metal with a sharp point at one end and a round head at the other, used for fastening pieces of cloth, paper, etc. Similar tacksafety pinnailstapleskewerspikebradfastener
   • ▪ a small brooch or badge: "a gold and diamond lapel pin" Similar badgebroochsticker
   • ▪ a steel rod used to join the ends of fractured bones while they heal.
   • ▪ a metal peg that holds down the activating lever of a hand grenade, preventing its explosion.
   • ▪ a hairpin.
   • ▪ a peg round which one string of a musical instrument is fastened.
   • 2. a metal projection from a plug or an integrated circuit which makes an electrical connection with a socket or another part of a circuit: "a three-pin plug"
   • 3. a stick with a flag placed in a hole to mark its position.
   • 4. a skittle in bowling.
   • 5. a person's legs: informal "she was very nimble on her pins"
   • 6. an attack on a piece or pawn which is thereby pinned.
   • 7. a half-firkin cask for beer. historical British

   verb

   • 1. attach or fasten with a pin or pins: "he pinned the badge on to his lapel" Similar attachfastenaffixfixsticktacknailstapleclipjoinlinksecure
   • 2. hold (someone) firmly in a specified position so they are unable to move: "she was standing pinned against the door" Similar holdrestrainpresspinionconstrainhold fasthold downimmobilize
   • 3. hinder or prevent (a piece or pawn) from moving because of the danger to a more valuable piece standing behind it along the line of an attack: "the black rook on e4 is pinned"

   Word Origin late Old Englishpinn, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch pin ‘pin, peg’, from Latin pinna ‘point, tip, edge’.

   Scrabble Points: 5

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPIN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PIN definition: 1. a small thin piece of metal with a point at one end, especially used for temporarily holding…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pinPin Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of PIN is a piece of solid material (such as wood or metal) used especially for fastening things together or as a support by which one thing may be suspended from another. How to use pin in a sentence.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › pinPIN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Pin definition: a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.. See examples of PIN used in a sentence.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPIN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Someone's PIN or PIN number is a secret number which they can use, for example, with a bank card to withdraw money from a cash machine. PIN is an abbreviation for 'personal identification number'.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › pinPin - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Other forms: pinned; pins; pinning. A pin is a small, sharp device that's made for attaching and holding things together. When you sew a shirt, you first have to pin the paper pattern to the fabric with pins. Pins used for tacking paper to a bulletin board are made of sharp metal.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › pinPin - definition of pin by The Free Dictionary

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   pin. (pĭn) n. 1. a. A short, straight, stiff piece of wire with a blunt head and a sharp point, used especially for fastening. b. Something, such as a safety pin, that resembles such a piece of wire in shape or use. c. A whit; a jot: didn't care a pin about the matter. 2.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPIN | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   PIN meaning: 1. a thin piece of metal with a sharp point used to fasten pieces of cloth, etc together: 2. a…. Learn more.