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pin

pin

18 5.6
A thin pole with a flag that marks the hole on a green
  • noun
  • /pɪn/
translation icon : banderín
  • Also, they have multiple pin locations on every hole that get changed every Monday.
  • yards to the pin
  • shots near the pin
  • closer to the pin

Last year or the year before, it was closest to the pin to see if you could shoot for the million.

Examples

  • And then it drops... on the green two inches from the pin.

  • The ball landed just a few feet from the pin on the green, making for an easy putt.

  • Last year or the year before, it was closest to the pin to see if you could shoot for the million.

  • If he had hit the ball only a little farther toward the pin.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • I once had the next king of England hold the pin for me while I putted.

  • Well, it's 190 to the pin, downhill lie, elevated green.

  • Banbury Golf Course is hosting a Closest to the Pin Contest on Saturday, October 27.

    Blog text (33)
  • He carefully aimed his shot to get as close as possible to the pin during the tournament.

  • After a perfect drive, she approached the green, eager to see how close she could get to the pin.

Synonyms

peg
vspin
20 2.7

A small pin used to fasten or mark things

is the golf-specific narrow pole used on the green to mark the hole
flagstick
vspin
  • Specialized
1 5.1

A pole with a flag that marks the hole on a golf green

is a narrow pole used specifically on the green to mark the hole

Idioms

to care a pin
  • Archaic
9.9

To not mind something at all

A phrase people say to make fun of someone who brags

Compounds

11 2.2

A small metal clip that holds hair in place

7 1.5

A long round tool for flattening dough in the kitchen

5 1.8

A secret number that lets you access bank or phone accounts

firing pin
  • Specialized
5 6.8

A small metal part inside a gun that hits the cartridge to start the bullet moving

4 1.0

A small metal thing with a sharp point and a cover that holds clothes together

3 1.4

A heavy wooden thing shaped like a club that players try to knock down in bowling

cotter pin
  • Specialized
2 7.4

A metal pin with split ends that you put through a hole and bend apart to hold parts together

pin money
  • Archaic
1 6.1

A small amount of money kept for personal expenses

pin tumbler
  • Specialized
1 7.3

A set of small metal pins inside a lock that a key lines up to open it

1 2.6

A thin piece of metal with a sharp end that holds cloth or paper

safety pin
  • Neologism
1 2.7

A small metal object worn on clothing to show support for a person or group

1 5.8

A small curl made by twisting damp hair and holding it with a pin

pin oak
  • US
1 5.0

A large oak tree that grows fast with deeply cut leaves and bright red color in autumn

belaying pin
  • Specialized
9.2

A short wooden or metal bar that holds a rope when you wrap it around

bitt pin
  • Specialized
9.9

A pin people place across a post on a ship to stop a rope from slipping off

1.4

A small clip made of wood or plastic that holds clothes on a line while they dry

2.3

A short pin with a flat head that attaches paper to a wall or board

dowel pin
  • Specialized
6.7

A small round metal or wooden rod that you put into holes in two pieces to hold them together

gudgeon pin
  • Specialized
9.9

A metal pin that joins the piston to the connecting rod in an engine so the piston can turn slightly

A small to medium oak tree from east-central North America with leaves that have many sharp points

9.8

A weed with reddish stems and small purple flowers used as food for farm animals

pin bone
  • Specialized
9.4

A small hard part inside a sirloin steak between the flat bone and the porterhouse

8.5

A small tree or bush with bright red sour fruit

9.9

A spreading plant with reddish flowers grown for animal food

6.5

A machine you play by hitting buttons to move a metal ball

pin wrench
  • Specialized
7.9

A wrench with pins that fit into holes to turn round nuts like locknuts

A duck with a long neck and long thin tail feathers

A bird with very long middle tail feathers

A bird with long middle tail feathers that lives in Europe and Africa

pin-up art
  • NSFW
7.5

Pictures of women posed in an attractive, old-fashioned style

pin-up
  • NSFW
7.5

A picture of an attractive person or the person shown

A small decorative pin worn on clothes, often in groups

swivel pin
  • Specialized
7.5

A metal part that turns to let a car's wheel move when you steer

6.8

A small wooden target that players knock down in the game of skittles

wrist pin
  • Specialized
8.5

A metal rod placed through wrist bones to hold them still while they heal

wrist pin
  • Specialized
8.6

A small metal rod that joins a piston to the rod that moves it in an engine

How Visible

beacon
66 4.3
flag
848 1.0
marker
86 1.0
pin
18 5.6

Surface Forms

pin singular
pins plural

Etymology

Pin in golf takes its name from the same idea of a 'peg' (old English pinn) that marks a place. So the pin marks where the hole is on the green.