pin
To fasten or attach with a pinTo fasten or attach (something) with a pin.
» Tom is hard to pin down.
Meaning
9 senses(often)To fasten or attach (something) with a pin.
attach or fasten with pins
To cause (a piece) to be in a pin.
pierce with a pin
To pin down (someone).
He pinned his opponent on the mat.
To enclose; to confine; to pen; to pound.
(transitive)To attach (an icon, application, message etc.) to another item so that it persists.
to pin a folder to the taskbar
(transitive)To fix (an array in memory, a security certificate, etc.) so that it cannot be modified.
When marshaling data, the interop marshaler can copy or pin the data being marshaled.
(transitive)To cause an analog gauge to reach the stop pin at the high end of the range.
(ambitransitive, slang)To inject for performance enhancement.
To move a piece onto a blot, preventing the piece from further movement.
Examples
182 sentencesTom is hard to pin down.
It's quiet enough to hear a pin drop.
Tom tried to pin the blame on Mary.
You could hear a pin drop in the room.
deMan konnte im Zimmer eine Stecknadel fallen hören. — raggione
I'm not trying to pin the blame on anyone.
Translations
6 languagesOrigin
From Middle English pinne, from Old English pinn (“pin, peg, bolt”), from Proto-Germanic *From Middle English pinne, from Old English pinn (“pin, peg, bolt”), from Proto-Germanic *pinnaz, *pinnō, *pint- (“protruding point, peak, peg, pin, nail”), from Proto-Indo-European *bend- (“protruding object, pointed peg, nail, edge”). Related to pen (“enclosure”).
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Forms
pins, pinning, pinned, pinnedPhrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbsSynonyms
4 synonyms- to hold fast or prevent from moving:trapimmobilizeimmobilise
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
3 patterns- a pin drop
- pin drop
- hear a pin