pin
noun
1. a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
Definition categories: man–made, jewellery, jewelry
2. when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
Similar word(s): fall
Definition categories: event, triumph, victory
3. small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
Similar word(s): peg
Definition categories: communication, mark, marker, marking
4. a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts
Definition categories: communication, number
5. informal terms for the leg
Definition categories: body, leg
6. axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns
Similar word(s): pivot
Definition categories: man–made, axis
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
Definition categories: man–made, tumbler
8. flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green
Similar word(s): flag
Definition categories: man–made
9. a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things
Definition categories: man–made, fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast
10. a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
Similar word(s): oarlock, peg, rowlock, thole, tholepin
Definition categories: man–made, holder
11. a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in triangular groups of ten as the target
Definition categories: man–made
Sentences with pin as a noun:
- Pull the pin out of the grenade before throwing it at the enemy.
- I'm not so good on my pins these days.
- The UK standard connector for domestic mains electricity has three pins.
- The shot landed right on the pin.
verb
1. to hold fast or prevent from moving
- The child was pinned under the fallen tree
Similar word(s): immobilise, immobilize, trap
Definition categories: contact
2. attach or fasten with pins
- pin the needle to the shirt
Definition categories: contact, fasten, fix, secure
3. pierce with a pin
- pin down the butterfly
Definition categories: contact, empale, impale, spike, transfix
4. (chess) immobilize a piece
Definition categories: competition, aggress, attack
Sentences with pin as a verb:
- to pin a window to the Taskbar