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To cut off the pinion of a bird’s wing, or otherwise disable or bind its wings, in…To cut off the pinion of a bird’s wing, or otherwise disable or bind its wings, in order to prevent it from flying.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To cut off the pinion of a bird’s wing, or otherwise disable or bind its wings, in order to prevent it from flying.
подрезать крыльяpodrezatʹ krylʹja
cut the wings off (of birds)
(transitive)To bind the arms of someone, so as to deprive him of their use; to disable by so binding.
fesseln
свя́зывать рукиsvjázyvatʹ ruki
bind the arms of
(figuratively, transitive)To restrain; to limit.
Examples
2 sentencesThe key components are an electric motor driving a rack and pinion at each wheel, accelerometers and a computerized control system.
Beyond lay the sea, shimmering and blue, and over it soared the gulls, their pinions flashing silvery in the sunlight.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English pynyon, from Old French pignon, from Latin penna (“feather”).From Middle English pynyon, from Old French pignon, from Latin penna (“feather”).
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Forms
pinions, pinioning, pinioned, pinionedSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 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