to pin
- verb
- /pɪn/
- She used a safety pin to pin her scarf so it wouldn't slip off.
First of all, when I drape, I always pin center fronts or center back.
- First of all, when I drape, I always pin center fronts or center back.
- And remember we pinned a note to your suit about Omwe.
- I just like keep it up and I'm going to just pin it like that.
- So what you want to do is actually pin at the angle opposite.
- So the clips are really good for that because you can pin photos and do you mind?
- You then want to crossover the two bottom ones and pin them behind your ears.
- I'm just going to pin some of these because it's going to help them stay.
- OK, I'm going to pin this piece to.
- I was going to say pin the channel donkey, pin the skirts on the donkey.
Examples
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And I'll pin a medal on him.
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So, if you change your mind, pin this to the notice board at Camden tube.
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And it's very important to pin the back here too.
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Should I pin my location for you?
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We'll just pin it in the back.
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- Can you help me pin this?
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OK, let's pin this behind my ear.
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Do not stand there smiling, pin the label.
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So I forgot to pin my bangs back.
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Deeply touched by Marian's thoughtfulness, she pins it on the breast of her sundress.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
To attach something to a surface or push it into with a point
To attach something with a thin pointed piece of metal
To fasten things together using a small metal or plastic device
To attach something to another thing by sticking or fastening it
To push a sharp point through something to hold it
To attach something in place with a pin
To attach something to a wall or board with a pin
Attach something to a wall or wood by turning a metal piece into it
To fasten something to a surface with a small nail or pin
To fasten thin pieces of wood with small nails
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
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
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A small metal rod that joins a piston to the rod that moves it in an engine
How Fastened
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pin as a verb comes from the old English pinn meaning 'to fix with a peg', so to pin something is to fasten or attach it with a small sharp object.