to unpin

Examples

• All

• You can unpin them and drop them every once in a while so they think you're taking something off.

  Gypsy (1993)

• I hold my breath when I unpin the diaper.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Unpin your hair, give me something to be proud of.

  I Capture the Castle (2003)

• So you can unpin the roll cage and flip the hood up.

• "Now, don't unpin them," I warned.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Milo unpins a picture of himself and Teddy from a board.

  Fiction book (2001)

• She knew she would have to unpin the prints hanging from the strings there to look at the frozen images by the light of day.

  Fiction book (1994)

• As Morgiana unpins her hair, the oil lamp on the table flickers and goes out.

  Fiction book (2000)

• Every so often he'd unpin the fist-size rose he'd stuck to his jacket lapel and shove it under my nose and say, "Smell that."

  Fiction book (2000)

• She decided to unpin her hair for the party, allowing it to fall freely around her shoulders.

Synonyms

P

to pull off

vsto unpin

41 2.7

To take something off from where it is attached

refers specifically to taking out a small thin metal fastener rather than general removal

U

to unhook

vsto unpin

35 2.5

To take something off where it hangs, like a coat or necklace

focuses on removing a small thin metal fastener rather than detaching from a hanger

U

to undo

vsto unpin

21 1.3

Unfasten something that is tied or fastened

is narrower, naming removal of a small thin metal fastener rather than general loosening

U

to unclip

vsto unpin

6 3.7

To take off a small metal or plastic piece that holds something together

involves taking out a small thin metal fastener rather than opening a clamp

U

to unfasten

vsto unpin

5 3.4

To open something by undoing a button or zipper

specifically names extracting a small thin metal fastener rather than general opening

U

to unpeg

vsto unpin

6.1

To remove a peg that holds something like a tent

focuses on removing a small thin metal fastener by pulling it out

U

to untack

vsto unpin

8.4

To pull small nails or pins out of something

is about extracting a small thin metal fastener rather than removing nails

Antonyms

P

to pin

52 1.0

To fasten something with a small pointed object

How Attached

to secure

347 3.3

to attach

459 2.5

to pin

52 1.0

to loosen

88 1.0

to unpin

1 4.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology