English dictionary
pin
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in triangular groups of ten as the target
noun
- a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
noun
- a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things
noun
- a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
noun
- flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green
noun
- cylindrical tumblers consisting of two parts that are held in place by springs; when they are aligned with a key the bolt can be thrown
noun
- axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns
noun
- informal terms for the leg
noun
- small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
noun
- when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
verb
- (chess) immobilize a piece
verb
- to hold fast or prevent from moving
verb
- attach or fasten with pins
verb
- pierce with a pin
Example sentences
fever left him weak on his sticks
The child was pinned under the fallen tree
pin the needle to the shirt
pin down the butterfly