pin
- noun
- /pɪn/
- Slang
Examples
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You know, I just got some pins in my legs.
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I know he's got a pin in his leg from a car accident.
Fiction book (1996) -
I've been on pins and needles all day.
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"I've got six pins in my leg," Ezra announced.
Fiction book (2002) -
I've finished the chemo, but I still have residual pins and needles; they're lessening now but still with me.
Academic text (2010) -
After running a marathon, my legs were sore, and I could barely walk on my pins.
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He fell and landed hard, hurting his pins on the ground.
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As a dancer, she relies on her pins to perform all those intricate moves.
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
- Specialized
A pin people place across a post on a ship to stop a rope from slipping off
- Specialized
A small round metal or wooden rod that you put into holes in two pieces to hold them together
- Specialized
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
- Specialized
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
How Colloquial
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pins for legs comes from the image of a long, thin stick, from old English pinn meaning 'peg' or 'stick'. So people call legs 'pins' because they are long and slim like little pegs.