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pin

12 6.2
Holding an opponent's shoulders on the mat long enough to win a wrestling match
  • noun
  • /pɪn/
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  • Bennett recorded a takedown quickly and ended the match with a pin just 1:41 into the first period.

Examples

  • That's all wrestling is, except usually there's more grunting and squirming before the pin.

  • A three-round match, five-minute time limit, one pin only.

  • At the tournament level, both sports involve takedowns, ground grappling, submissions, and pins/positional dominance.

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  • After a tough struggle, Jack successfully executed a pin to win the match.

  • During the wrestling competition, the referee declared a pin after the opponent's shoulders touched the mat.

  • The athlete practiced the pin technique to improve his chances of winning in the tournament.

Synonyms

fall
vspin
  • Specialized
11 7.3

A wrestling win by holding an opponent's shoulders on the mat

is the usual wrestling term for that winning action
pinfall
vspin
  • Jargon
1 7.7

A wrestling victory when one wrestler holds an opponent's shoulders on the mat

is the shorter common term for that same victory

Antonyms

1.8

To let someone or something go free from being held

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 Painful

Kimura
  • Jargon
1 9.3
lock
  • Jargon
14 7.4
toehold
  • Jargon
1 8.3
pin
12 6.2
hold
294 1.0

Surface Forms

pin singular
pins plural

Etymology

Pin in wrestling comes from the idea of fastening or holding down, from old English pinn meaning 'peg'. So a wrestling pin is when you hold your opponent down like you would fix something in place.