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pin

Definition

  • noun: a thin, pointed piece of stiff wire with a rounded head at one end that is used especially for fastening pieces of cloth
  • noun: a piece of solid material (as wood or metal) used especially for fastening things together or as a support by which one thing may be suspended from another
  • verb: to fasten or attach (something) with a pin
  • verb: to fasten, join, or secure with a pin
  • usually used in plural

Examples

  • The soldiers were 'pinned' down by enemy fire. [=the soldiers were unable to move because they were being shot at by the enemy]

  • She's always 'dropping names'. [=saying the names of famous people she knows to try to impress others]

  • Reporters tried to 'pin' him 'down' on the specific changes he wants to make to the tax laws.

Movie quotes

  • (..) Well, that's too bad, That depends, (all yelling) Come on, man, I thought you guys were gonna push me down there! - It'll be the first time you hit the pins, - Oh, right, thanks a lot, Hey, I got three to pick up, Where you goin'? - Come on, fellas! - Pick 'em up, Gilmore, (..)
    1994 The Glass Shield