pin
- noun
- /pɪn/
- 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.
- Last year or the year before, it was closest to the pin to see if you could shoot for the million.
Examples
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And then it drops... on the green two inches from the pin.
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The ball landed just a few feet from the pin on the green, making for an easy putt.
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Last year or the year before, it was closest to the pin to see if you could shoot for the million.
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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.
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Well, it's 190 to the pin, downhill lie, elevated green.
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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.
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After a perfect drive, she approached the green, eager to see how close she could get to the pin.
Synonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
A small metal part inside a gun that hits the cartridge to start the bullet moving
- Specialized
A metal pin with split ends that you put through a hole and bend apart to hold parts together
- Specialized
A set of small metal pins inside a lock that a key lines up to open it
- Neologism
A small metal object worn on clothing to show support for a person or group
- US
A large oak tree that grows fast with deeply cut leaves and bright red color in autumn
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A pin people place across a post on a ship to stop a rope from slipping off
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A small round metal or wooden rod that you put into holes in two pieces to hold them together
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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
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A small hard part inside a sirloin steak between the flat bone and the porterhouse
- Specialized
A small metal rod that joins a piston to the rod that moves it in an engine
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Surface Forms
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.