英语词汇“pin”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun countable

UK /pɪn/

Word Forms

singular	pin
plural	pins

1
a small thin piece of metal with a sharp point, used for holding cloth in place while you are sewing
Synonyms and related words
Things used for sewing and needlework
bobbin
cotton
cotton reel
2
mainly Americana piece of jewellery that you wear on your clothes. The British word is brooch.
Synonyms and related words
Types of jewellery
anklet
band
bangle
1. 2a
  a thin pointed piece of metal worn on your clothes as jewellery or worn to hold something in place
  His tie was held in place with a small diamond pin.
  Synonyms and related words
  Accessories used to fasten and secure clothes
  belt
  braces
  buckle
  Synonyms and related words
  Types of jewellery
  anklet
  band
  bangle
3
a thin piece of metal or wood, used especially to hold things together
Steel pins held the handles in position.
Synonyms and related words
Nuts, bolts, screws and nails
bolt
butterfly nut
dowel
1. 3a
  one of the metal parts of an electrical plug that fits into the wall
  a three-pin plug
  Synonyms and related words
  Equipment for connecting pieces of electrical equipment
  adapter
  alligator clip
  cable
2. 3b
  the metal part that a soldier pulls out of a hand grenade before throwing it
  Synonyms and related words
  Parts of bombs or explosives
  charge
  detonator
  fuse
3. 3c
  a thin piece of metal that a doctor puts through a broken bone to support it
  Synonyms and related words
  Medical equipment
  catheter
  defibrillator
  drain
4
one of the tall objects that you knock over in the game of ten-pin bowling
Synonyms and related words
Bowling games
boules
bowl
bowler
5

pins
plural Britishinformal old-fashionedsomeone’s legs
She’s still a bit shaky on her pins.
Synonyms and related words
General words for limbs and appendages
ankle
appendage
arch
6
put a pin in it
informal
to leave an argument, point or plan in order to return to it later
I’ll put a pin in my current plans for 36 hours.
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 11/04/2018
Open Dictionary - April2018

phrases

you could hear a pin drop

noun countable

UK /pɪn/

Word Forms

singular	PIN
plural	PINs

1
personal identification number: a set of four numbers that you put into a cash machine in order to take money out of your bank account
Synonyms and related words
Cash machines and using cash machines
ABM
ATM
card

noun countable

US /pɪn/

Word Forms

singular	pin
plural	pins

1
a small thin piece of metal with a sharp point, used for holding cloth in place while you are sewing
Synonyms and related words
Things used for sewing and needlework
bobbin
cotton
cotton reel
2
a piece of jewelry that you wear on your clothes. The British word is brooch.
Synonyms and related words
Types of jewelry
anklet
band
bangle
1. 2a
  a thin pointed piece of metal worn on your clothes as jewelry or worn to hold something in place
  His tie was held in place with a small diamond pin.
  Synonyms and related words
  Accessories used to fasten and secure clothes
  belt
  braces
  buckle
  Synonyms and related words
  Types of jewelry
  anklet
  band
  bangle
3
a thin piece of metal or wood, used especially to hold things together
Steel pins held the handles in position.
Synonyms and related words
Nuts, bolts, screws and nails
bolt
butterfly nut
dowel
1. 3a
  one of the metal parts of an electrical plug that fits into the wall
  a three-pin plug
  Synonyms and related words
  Equipment for connecting pieces of electrical equipment
  adapter
  alligator clip
  cable
2. 3b
  the metal part that a soldier pulls out of a hand grenade before throwing it
  Synonyms and related words
  Parts of bombs or explosives
  charge
  detonator
  fuse
3. 3c
  a thin piece of metal that a doctor puts through a broken bone to support it
  Synonyms and related words
  Medical equipment
  balloon
  catheter
  defibrillator
4
one of the tall objects that you knock over in the game of bowling
Synonyms and related words
Bowling games
boules
bowl
bowler
5
put a pin in it
informal
to leave an argument, point or plan in order to return to it later
I’ll put a pin in my current plans for 36 hours.
Submitted from:
United Kingdom on 11/04/2018
Open Dictionary - April2018

phrases

you could hear a pin drop

noun countable

US /pɪn/

Word Forms

singular	PIN
plural	PINs

1
personal identification number: a set of four numbers that you put into a cash machine in order to take money out of your bank account
Synonyms and related words
Cash machines and using cash machines
ABM
ATM
automated teller machine

verb transitive

UK /pɪn/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	pin
he/she/it	pins
present participle	pinning
past tense	pinned
past participle	pinned

1
to fasten something, or to hold it in place using pins
Lucy pinned back her hair and began to put on her makeup.
pin something to something:
Maps were pinned to the walls.
pin something on something:
She pinned the brooch on her dress.
Synonyms and related words
To fasten or join one thing to another
fasten
fix
attach
2
to hold someone very firmly so that they cannot move
pin someone to/against/on something:
He had my shoulders pinned to the floor.
Two heavily built men pinned him against the wall.
Synonyms and related words
To stop someone or something from moving
hold back
intercept
obstruct

phrasal verbs

pin down

pin on

pin up

verb transitive

US /pɪn/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	pin
he/she/it	pins
present participle	pinning
past tense	pinned
past participle	pinned

1
to fasten something, or to hold it in place using pins
pin something to something:
Maps were pinned to the walls.
pin something on something:
She pinned the brooch on her dress.
Lucy pinned back her hair and began to put on her makeup.
Synonyms and related words
To fasten or join one thing to another
fasten
fix
attach
2
to hold someone very firmly so that they cannot move
pin someone to/against/on something:
He had my shoulders pinned to the floor.
Two heavily built men pinned him against the wall.
Synonyms and related words
To stop someone or something from moving
hold back
intercept
obstruct

phrasal verbs

pin down

pin on

pin up

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