Overview of noun pin

The noun pin has 11 senses

• pin -- (a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment)


• fall, pin -- (when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat)


• peg, pin -- (small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.)


• personal identification number, PIN, PIN number -- (a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts)


• pin, peg, stick -- (informal terms for the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks")


• pivot, pin -- (axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns)


• pin, pin tumbler -- (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)


• pin, flag -- (flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green)


• pin -- (a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things)


• peg, pin, thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock -- (a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing)


• bowling pin, pin -- (a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in triangular groups of ten as the target)

Overview of verb pin

The verb pin has 4 senses

• trap, pin, immobilize, immobilise -- (to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree")


• pin -- (attach or fasten with pins or as if with pins; "pin the needle to the shirt". "pin the blame on the innocent man")


• pin -- (pierce with a pin; "pin down the butterfly")


• pin -- (immobilize a piece)