Definition of pin Pin

/pÉŖĖˆn/ - [pin] - pin

We found 82 definitions of pin from 12 different sources.

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Noun

Plural: pins

pin - a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things
  holdfast, fastener, fastening, fixing restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
  barrette a pin for holding women's hair in place
  bitt pin a pin through the bitthead to keep the mooring lines from slipping off
  hairpin a double pronged pin used to hold women's hair in place
  hatpin a long sturdy pin used by women to secure a hat to their hair
  head a single domestic animal; "200 head of cattle"
  linchpin, lynchpin pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on
  nog, peg a wooden block built into a masonry wall so that joinery structure can be nailed to it
  pinhead the head of a pin
  point sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil"
  rivet heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together
  safety pin a pin in the form of a clasp; has a guard so the point of the pin will not stick the user
  stem, shank the tube of a tobacco pipe
  skewer a long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted
  straight pin pin consisting of a short straight stiff piece of wire with a pointed end; used to fasten pieces of cloth or paper together
pin - a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
  jewellery, jewelry an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems)
  breastpin, broach, brooch a decorative pin worn by women
  scatter pin small pin usually worn in groups of two or more
  stickpin a decorative pin that is worn in a necktie
pin - 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
  tumbler a glass with a flat bottom but no handle or stem; originally had a round bottom
pin - flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green
  flag
pin - informal terms for the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks"
  peg, stick
pin - a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in triangular groups of ten as the target
  bowling pin
  bowling equipment equipment used in bowling
  candlepin a bowling pin that is thin by comparison with a tenpin
  duckpin a bowling pin that is short and squat by comparison with a tenpin
  headpin, kingpin the front bowling pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins
  ninepin, skittle, skittle pin a bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in England) skittles
pin - axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns
  pivot
  axis of rotation, axis the center around which something rotates
  fulcrum the pivot about which a lever turns
pin - when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
  fall
  victory, triumph a successful ending of a struggle or contest; "a narrow victory"; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "clinched a victory"; "convincing victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense"
  wrestling match a match between wrestlers
pin - small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
  peg
  marker, marking, mark some conspicuous object used to distinguish or mark something; "the buoys were markers for the channel"
pin - a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
  peg, thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock
  holder a holding device; "a towel holder"; "a cigarette holder"; "an umbrella holder"
pin - a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts
  personal identification number, PIN, PIN number

Verb

pins, pinning, pinned  

pin - pierce with a pin; "pin down the butterfly"
  empale, impale, transfix, spike kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole; "the enemies were impaled and left to die"
  skewer, spit drive a skewer through; "skewer the meat for the BBQ"
pin - attach or fasten with pins or as if with pins; "pin the needle to the shirt". "pin the blame on the innocent man"
  unpin remove the pins from; unfasten the pins of
  fasten, secure, fix attach to; "They fastened various nicknames to each other"
pin - immobilize a piece
  aggress, attack begin to injure; "The cancer cells are attacking his liver"; "Rust is attacking the metal"
  chess game, chess a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king
pin - to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree"
  trap, immobilize, immobilise
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • pin (Noun)
    A small device, made usually of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.
  • pin (Noun)
    A small nail with a head and a sharp point.
  • pin (Noun)
    A cylinder often of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts.
  • pin (Noun)
    A slender object specially designed for use in a specific game or sport, such as skittles or bowling.
  • pin (Noun)
    In plural pins; informal A leg.
  • pin (Noun)
    Any of the individual connecting elements of a multipole electrical connector.
  • pin (Noun)
    A piece of jewellery that is attached to clothing with a pin.
  • pin (Noun)
    A simple accessory that can be attached to clothing with a pin or fastener, often round and bearing a design, logo or message, and used for decoration, identification or to show political affiliation, etc.
  • pin (Noun)
    A scenario in which moving a lesser piece which is under attack would expose a more valuable piece to attack.
  • pin (Noun)
    The spot at the exact centre of the house.
  • pin (Noun)
    A mood, a state of being.
  • pin (Verb)
    Often followed by a preposition such as to or on To fasten or attach something with a pin.
  • pin (Verb)
    To cause a piece to be in a pin.
  • pin (Verb)
    To pin down someone.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary šŸ“˜

  • pin (v. t.)
    To peen.
  • pin (v. t.)
    To inclose; to confine; to pen; to pound.
  • pin (n.)
    A piece of wood, metal, etc., generally cylindrical, used for fastening separate articles together, or as a support by which one article may be suspended from another; a peg; a bolt.
  • pin (n.)
    Especially, a small, pointed and headed piece of brass or other wire (commonly tinned), largely used for fastening clothes, attaching papers, etc.
  • pin (n.)
    Hence, a thing of small value; a trifle.
  • pin (n.)
    That which resembles a pin in its form or use
  • pin (n.)
    A peg in musical instruments, for increasing or relaxing the tension of the strings.
  • pin (n.)
    A linchpin.
  • pin (n.)
    A rolling-pin.
  • pin (n.)
    A clothespin.
  • pin (n.)
    A short shaft, sometimes forming a bolt, a part of which serves as a journal.
  • pin (n.)
    The tenon of a dovetail joint.
  • pin (n.)
    One of a row of pegs in the side of an ancient drinking cup to mark how much each man should drink.
  • pin (n.)
    The bull's eye, or center, of a target; hence, the center.
  • pin (n.)
    Mood; humor.
  • pin (n.)
    Caligo. See Caligo.
  • pin (n.)
    An ornament, as a brooch or badge, fastened to the clothing by a pin; as, a Masonic pin.
  • pin (n.)
    The leg; as, to knock one off his pins.
  • pin (n.)
    To fasten with, or as with, a pin; to join; as, to pin a garment; to pin boards together.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ī©

  • pin
    The limb of an animal (including humans) that extends from the groin to the ankle.
  • pin
    Pivoting part in a stringed instrument, around which the string is wound and is used to adjust its tension.
  • pin
    An item that is placed on the end of a bowling alley, and which one can then try to strike and topple with a bowling ball.
  • pin
    In golf, a stick wıth a flag on it, inserted in a target hole, enabling the hole to be seen from a distance.
  • pin
    A small piece of steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head.
  • pin
    A wrestling move in which a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat.
  • pin
    A rod used to fasten two overlapping parts.
  • pin
    Any of the individual connecting elements of a multipole electrical connector.
  • pin
    A piece of jewellery that is attached to clothing with a pin.
  • pin
    A simple accessory that can be attached to clothing with a pin or fastener, often round and bearing a design, logo or message, and used for decoration, identification or to show political affiliation, etc.
  • pin
    (chess) A situation in which moving a lesser piece to escape from attack would expose a more valuable piece to attack.
  • pin
    A small nail with a head and a sharp point.
  • pin
    To fasten or attach (something) with a pin.
  • pin
    (chess) To cause (a piece) to be in a pin.
  • pin
    (wrestling) To pin down (someone).
  • pin
    To attach something to another item with a pin.
  • pin
    To determine precisely.
  • pin
    To fix blame or responsibility on a person or thing.
  • pin
    To force (a person) to be specific or make a commitment.
  • pin
    To hold down so as to restrict movement.
  • pin
    To hold (a person) to a course of action.
  • pin
    To entrust (one's hope, faith, reputation, etc.) entirely to a particular person or thing.
  • pin
    One of multiple rods inside a cylindrical lock that allow only the correct key to turn the mechanism.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary šŸ“•

  • pin
    pin, n. a piece of wood or of metal used for fastening things together: a peg or nail: a sharp-pointed piece of wire with a rounded head for fastening clothes: anything that holds parts together: a piece of wood set up on end to be knocked down by a bowl, as in skittles: a peg used in musical instruments for fastening the strings: anything of little value.ā€”v.t. to fasten with a pin: to fasten: to enclose: to seize and hold fast:ā€”pr.p. pinā€²ning; pa.t. and pa.p. pinned.ā€”ns. Pinā€²-buttā€²ock (Shak.), a sharp, pointed buttock; Pinā€²case, Pinā€²cushion, a case or cushion for holding pins; Pinā€²-feathā€²er, a small or short feather.ā€”adj. Pinā€²-feathā€²ered.ā€”ns. Pinā€²-hold, a place where a pin is fixed; Pinā€²-hole, a hole made by a pin: a very small opening; Pinā€²-monā€²ey, money allowed to a wife by her husband for private expenses, originally to buy pins; Pinā€²ner, one who pins or fastens: a pin-maker: a pinafore: a head-dress with a lappet flying loose; Pinā€²-point, the point of a pin: a trifle; Pinā€²tail, a genus of ducks, one handsome species of which is a winter visitor to many parts of the British coast.ā€”adj. Pinā€²tailed, having a long, narrow tail.ā€”n. Pinā€²-wheel, a contrate wheel in which the cogs are pins set into the disc: a form of firework constructed to revolve rapidly while burning.ā€”v.t. Pinā€²work, to work flax-yarn on a wooden pin so as to make it more supple for ease in packing.ā€”Pin-fire cartridge, a cartridge for breech-loading guns; Pins and needles, a feeling as of pricking under the skin, formication.ā€”In merry pin, in a merry humour; On one's pins, on one's legs: in good condition. [M. E. pinne, like Ir. and Gael. pinne, and Ger. pinn, from L. pinna or penna, a feather.]
  • pin
    pin, n. an induration of the membranes of the eye, cataract. [A.S. pinnā€”Low L. pannus.]

Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine āš“ļø

Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer šŸ’„

  • pin
    See ORDNANCE.

Foolish DictionaryThe Foolish Dictionary šŸ¤”

  • pin
    The best dresser in a woman's acquaintance--of remarkable penetration and true as steel, seldom loses its head, follows its own bent and carries its point in whatever it undertakes.

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue šŸ‘…

  • pin
    In or to a merry pin; almost drunk: an allusion to a sort of tankard, formerly used in the north, having silver pegs or pins set at equal distances from the top to the bottom: by the rules of good fellowship, every person drinking out of one of these tankards, was to swallow the quantity contained between two pins; if he drank more or less, he was to continue drinking till he ended at a pin: by this means persons unaccustomed to measure their draughts were obliged to drink the whole tankard. Hence when a person was a little elevated with liquor, he was said to have drunk to a merry pin.

Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary šŸ“—

  • pin
    He that will not stoop for a pin, shall never be worth a point.
  • pin
    See a pin and let it lie, Want a pin before you die.
  • pin
    A pin a day is a groat a year.

Wikipedia Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • A pin is an object used to attach something to a surface. It is usually metal or plastic. Pins are usually sharp and are cheap to buy.

    It is also a short numerical code used as a password for various accounts, commonly bank accounts.

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  • pin, verb, present, 1st person singular of pin (infinitive).
  • pin, verb (infinitive).
  • pin, noun, singular of pins.

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