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Meaning of word pin from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

pin   noun

Meaning : A piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment.

Meaning : When a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat.

Synonyms : fall

Meaning : Small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc..

Synonyms : peg

Meaning : A number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts.

Synonyms : personal identification number, pin number

Meaning : Informal terms for the leg.

Example : Fever left him weak on his sticks.

Synonyms : peg, stick

Meaning : Axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns.

Synonyms : pivot

Meaning : 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.

Synonyms : pin tumbler

Meaning : Flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green.

Synonyms : flag

Meaning : A small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things.

Meaning : A holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing.

Synonyms : oarlock, peg, rowlock, thole, tholepin

Meaning : A club-shaped wooden object used in bowling. Set up in triangular groups of ten as the target.

Synonyms : bowling pin

pin   verb

Meaning : To hold fast or prevent from moving.

Example : The child was pinned under the fallen tree.

Synonyms : immobilise, immobilize, trap

Meaning : Attach or fasten with pins.

Example : Pin the needle to the shirt.

Remove the pins from. Unfasten the pins of.

unpin

Meaning : Pierce with a pin.

Example : Pin down the butterfly.

Meaning : (chess) immobilize a piece.