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pin

pin

9 5.6
A thin pole with a flag that marks the hole on a green
  • noun
  • /pɪn/
: 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
26 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
1 9.9

To not mind something at all

1 9.9

A phrase people say to make fun of someone who brags

Compounds

13 1.8

A secret number that lets you access bank or phone accounts

12 2.2

A small metal clip that holds hair in place

11 1.0

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

8 1.5

A long round tool for flattening dough in the kitchen

firing pin
  • Specialized
8 6.8

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

6 1.4

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

pin-up
  • NSFW
5 7.5

A picture of an attractive person or the person shown

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

1 2.6

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

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 5.8

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

1 1.4

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

safety pin
  • Neologism
1 2.7

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

pin oak
  • US
1 5.0

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

1 6.5

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

pin-up art
  • NSFW
1 7.5

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

gudgeon pin
  • Specialized
1 9.9

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

dowel pin
  • Specialized
1 6.7

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

pin bone
  • Specialized
1 9.4

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

1 2.3

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

belaying pin
  • Specialized
1 9.2

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

pin wrench
  • Specialized
1 7.9

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

1 6.8

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

1 8.5

A small tree or bush with bright red sour fruit

1 6.3

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

swivel pin
  • Specialized
1 7.5

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

bitt pin
  • Specialized
9.9

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

9.8

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

9.9

A spreading plant with reddish flowers grown for animal food

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

A small decorative pin worn on clothes, often in groups

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
135 4.3
flag
818 1.0
marker
114 1.0
pin
9 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.