pin
//ˈpɪn//
Forms
- Plural
- pins
- present (v1)
- pin
- past (v2)
- pinned
- past participle (v3)
- pinned
- present participle
- pinning
- 3rd person singular
- pins
Definitions
1.A needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.
- With pins of adamant / And chains they made all fast.
2.A small nail with a head and a sharp point.
3.A cylinder often of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts.
- Pull the pin out of the grenade before throwing it at the enemy.
4.The victory condition of holding the opponent's shoulders on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time.
1.To enclose; to confine; to pen; to pound.
2.To fasten or attach (something) with a pin.
3.To cause (a piece) to be in a pin.
4.To pin down (someone).
- He pinned his opponent on the mat.
Frequency
Overall
Rare· #4765
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Rare
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *pinnaz
Proto-West Germanic *pinn
Old English pinn
Middle English pinne
English pin