26984 words

pins

21 definitions • 34 examples
1
a small thin piece of metal with a point at one end, especially used for temporarily holding pieces of cloth together:

Examples:

I'll keep the trouser patch in place with pins while I sew it on.
2
a thin piece of metal:

Examples:

If you pull the pin out of a hand-grenade, it'll explode.
a two-pin/three-pin electrical plug
Doctors inserted a metal pin in his leg to hold the bones together.
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Examples:

a hat/tie pin
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one of a group of tall, thin wooden objects that you try to knock down with a ball in the game of tenpin bowling:

Examples:

Two pins were left standing but they were far apart.
The pin wobbled but didn't fall over.
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in golf, the pole with a flag on top that is used to mark the position of the hole into which players try to get their ball:

Examples:

He was further away from the pin than his opponent so putted first.
pin position The pin position on the 17th makes it extremely hard to reach in two shots.
The approach shot hit the pin and rolled 20 feet away.
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an image that you can save and share with other people on Pinterest (= a social media website):

Examples:

You can organize pins into different topics.
Most pins link back to the original website they appeared on.
8
a leg:

Examples:

Grandpa's very old now and he's very shaky on his pins.
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In the game of chess, a pin is a special move that stops the other player from moving one of their pieces, because to move it will put another more valuable piece in danger:

Examples:

That nasty pin stopped me from moving my knight.
10
to fasten something with a pin:

Examples:

be pinned to A large picture of the president was pinned to the office wall.
be pinned on A large badge was pinned on her jacket.
pin something up on Someone had cut out the article and pinned it up on the school noticeboard.
pin something up She had pinned up her beautiful long hair.
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When a young man pins a young woman, he gives her a piece of jewellery to show that they love each other.
12
to copy and save a website link, computer program, email message, etc. and add it to a social media page or a place on your computer screen:

Examples:

You can see who has pinned images from your blog.
She showed me how to pin a website to the taskbar.
pinned tweet The pinned tweet stays at the top of your profile page, so it’s the first thing people read when they access that page.
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to force someone or something to stay in a particular place by putting weight on him, her, or it:

Examples:

be pinned under His leg was pinned under a fallen tree.
be pinned down under She was pinned down under a pile of rubble.
pin someone against something A crowd of reporters pinned him against the door of his office.
pin someone up against something A guy leaped out at me and pinned me up against the wall.
14
in fighting sports, to hold someone on the ground so that they cannot move :

Examples:

He was pinned in his very first wrestling match.
She pinned Nidia in just three seconds, making it the equal fastest match in wrestling history.
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abbreviation for
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a thin piece of stiff wire with a pointed end that you can stick through two things to fasten them together:

Examples:

Mary put a pin in her hair to hold her hat on.
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A pin can also be decorative and used as jewelry:

Examples:

She wore a beautiful gold pin on her coat.
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to hold someone or something firmly in the same position or place:

Examples:

After the earthquake there were several people pinned in the wreckage.
fig. No one could pin the label of "conservative" on him (= call him that).
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Examples:

She kept a map of Manhattan pinned on the wall.
20
abbreviation for personal identification number (= a secret number that can be read by a computer to prove who you are):

Examples:

I punched my PIN into the ATM machine and took out $100.
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abbreviation for personal identification number: a secret number used with a bank card or credit card to get money from a cash machine or pay for goods in a store:

Examples:

Please enter your PIN number.

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