pin
- noun
- /pɪn/
- Texting
- Leave a comment with a link to your Tumblr post and/or your Pinterest pin in the comments section here.
I mean, because some of my advice is like pinned on social media.
- I mean, because some of my advice is like pinned on social media.
- It's why it's pinned as my main Instagram post on my account.
Examples
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Also, the link is pinned to the top of my Twitter page at Rich Roll.
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Users then create pins to mark and identify locations.
Academic text (2014) -
It's why it's pinned as my main Instagram post on my account.
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Pinterest's 'Profile' widget allows you to display up to 30 of your latest pins anywhere on your website.
Blog text (2) -
Curiously, LoveIt has a "pin it" button next to its tweet and Like buttons.
Blog text (18) -
The announcement about the new feature is pinned at the top of my Facebook page.
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You can view the pinned post on my profile to see the latest updates.
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She pinned an important message to the top of the forum for everyone to see.
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
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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
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A small hard part inside a sirloin steak between the flat bone and the porterhouse
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A small metal rod that joins a piston to the rod that moves it in an engine
How Saved
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pin for a top message comes from the picture of fixing a note with a real pin, from old English pinn meaning 'peg'. So a pinned post stays fixed at the top like a note on a board.