pin up
pin up · pins up · pinned up · pinning up
To put on display, using a pinTo put (e.g. a sheet of paper) on display, using a pin.
» A notice is pinned up in our meeting room.
In unserem Versammlungsraum hängt ein Anschlag.
Meaning
1 sensesTo put (e.g. a sheet of paper) on display, using a pin.
More definitions
- attach with or as if with a pin
Examples
3 sentencesA notice is pinned up in our meeting room.
deIn unserem Versammlungsraum hängt ein Anschlag. — Esperantostern
There was a poster of a pin-up girl on the wall.
Betty Page was a pin-up girl.
Forms
pins up, pinning up, pinned up, pinned up| Base form | pin up · to pin up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | pins up |
| Present participle | pinning up |
| Past simple | pinned up |
| Past participle | pinned up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- attach with or as if with a pin:pin down
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb