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pimply

pin


Definition: Meaning of, pin in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / pɪn /

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pin pins
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  1. for joining/fastening a short thin piece of metal with a sharp point at one end, used especially for fastening together pieces of cloth while making clothes
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  2. for joining/fastening a thin piece of metal used to fasten things together, especially broken bones
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  3. jewellery American English a piece of metal, sometimes containing jewels, that you fasten to your clothes to wear as a decoration [=  brooch British English]
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  4. electrical British English one of the pieces of metal that sticks out of an electric PLUG
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  5. bowling one of the bottle-shaped objects that you try to knock down in a game of BOWLING
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  6. you could hear a pin drop spoken used to say that it is very quiet and no one is speaking
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  7. part of bomb a short piece of metal which you pull out of a HAND GRENADE to make it explode a short time later
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  8. golf a metal stick with a flag at the top which marks the holes on a GOLF COURSE
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  9. for two pins I'd ... British English old-fashioned used to say that you would like to do something to someone because they have annoyed you
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  10. pins [plural] British English informal legs
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
pin pinned pinned
Present Participle Third Person Singular
pinning pins
[transitive always + adverb/preposition]
  1. to fasten something somewhere, or to join two things together, using a pin
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  2. to make someone unable to move by putting a lot of pressure or weight on them
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PIN


Definition: Meaning of, PIN in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / pɪn /

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Singular Plural
PIN PINs
also PIN number [countable]
  1. personal identification number a number that you use when you get money from a machine using a plastic card
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PIN used in phrases

  • PIN number (noun)
    1. a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts
  • belaying pin (noun)
    1. as on a ship or in mountain climbing a wood or metal bar to which a rope can be secured
  • bitt pin (noun)
    1. a pin through the bitthead to keep the mooring lines from slipping off
  • bobby pin (noun)
    1. American English a thin piece of metal bent into a narrow U shape that you use to hold your hair in place [=  hairgrip British English]
  • bowling pin (noun)
    1. a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in triangular groups of ten as the target
  • chip and pin (noun)
    1. a system for CREDIT CARD s and DEBIT CARD s, in which the card has a CHIP containing a secret number that only the owner of the card knows. The owner has to use this number every time the card is used. The secret number makes it more difficult for people to use the card if it has been stolen.
  • cotter pin (noun)
    1. after passing through a hole a cotter consisting of a split pin that is secured by splitting the ends apart
  • dowel pin (noun)
    1. a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together
  • drawing pin (noun)
    1. a short metal pin with a round flat head, used especially for putting notices on boards or walls [=  thumbtack American English]
  • firing pin (noun)
    1. striker that ignites the charge by striking the primer
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PIN used in phrasal verbs

  • pin down (phrasal verb)
    1. to understand or describe something exactly
    2. to force someone to make a decision about something
  • pin on (phrasal verb)
    1. pin something on someone to blame someone for something, often when they are not responsible
    2. pin your hopes / faith on to hope very much that someone or something will succeed when everyone or everything else has failed
  • pin up (phrasal verb)
    1. to fix a picture to a wall
    2. to make the lower edge of a piece of clothing shorter by using pins
  • pine away (phrasal verb)
  • pine for (phrasal verb)
    1. pine for someone/something to be very sad because you want to be with someone who you love, or want something that you do not have
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