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pin P0307900 (pĭn)n.1. a. A short, straight, stiff piece of wire with a blunt head and a sharp point, used especially for fastening.b. Something, such as a safety pin, that resembles such a piece of wire in shape or use.c. A whit; a jot: didn't care a pin about the matter.2. A slender, usually cylindrical piece of wood or metal for holding or fastening parts together, or serving as a support for suspending one thing from another, as:a. A thin rod for securing the ends of fractured bones.b. A peg for fixing the crown to the root of a tooth.c. A cotter pin.d. The part of a key stem entering a lock.e. Music One of the pegs securing the strings and regulating their tension on a stringed instrument.f. Nautical A belaying pin.g. Nautical A thole pin.3. An ornament fastened to clothing by means of a clasp.4. A rolling pin.5. Sports a. One of the wooden clubs at which the ball is aimed in bowling.b. A flagstick.c. See fall.6. pins Informal The legs: is steady on his pins.7. Electronics A lead on a device that plugs into a socket to connect the device to a system.8. Computers a. Any of the pegs on the platen of a printer, which engage holes at the edges of paper.b. Any of the styluses that form a dot matrix on a printer.c. Any of the small metal prongs at the end of a connector that fit into the holes in a port.tr.v. pinned, pin·ning, pins 1. To fasten or secure with or as if with a pin or pins.2. To transfix.3. To place in a position of trusting dependence: He pinned his faith on an absurdity.4. a. To hold fast; immobilize: He was pinned under the wreckage of the truck.b. Sports To win a fall from in wrestling.5. To give (a woman) a fraternity pin in token of attachment.adj. Having a grain suggestive of the heads of pins. Used of leather.Phrasal Verbs: pin down1. To fix or establish clearly: She pinned down the cause of the accident.2. To force (someone) to give firm opinions or precise information: The reporter pinned the governor down on the issue of taxes. pin on To attribute (a crime) to (someone): The murder was pinned on the wrong suspect. [Middle English, from Old English pinn, perhaps from Latin pinna, feather; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]
PIN P0307900 (pĭn)abbr. personal identification numberThesauruspin onverbTo ascribe (a misdeed or an error, for example) to:affix, assign, blame, fasten, fix, impute, place.Translations
pin on
pin (something) on (one)To blame or try to frame one for a crime, transgression, or wrongdoing of which they are innocent. They tried to pin the theft on me just because I had access to the safe that day. The police pinned the murder on him because he was a convenient suspect, even though they had no real proof. No way, you ain't pinning this on me!See also: on, pinpin something on someone or somethingto hang something on someone or something by pinning. (See also something on someone">pin something on someone.) The mayor pinned the medal on the boy who had rescued the swimmer. I pinned a yellow ribbon on my lapel.See also: on, pinpin something on someoneFig. Inf. to blame something on someone; to frame someone for a crime; to make it appear that an innocent person has actually committed a crime. (See also something on someone or something">pin something on someone or something.) Don't try to pin that crime on me! I didn't do it. The gang member tried to pin the crime on a rival gang.See also: on, pinpin onAttribute to someone, especially a wrongdoing or crime. For example, They pinned the murder on the wrong man. This expression uses pin in the sense of "attach." [First half of 1900s] See also: on, pinpin onv.1. To hang or secure something onto someone or something using a pin or pins: I pinned a flower on my hat. I pinned on a corsage to my sleeve.2. To ascribe responsibility for something, especially something that is worthy of blame, to someone: The detective pinned the murder on the wrong suspect.See also: on, pinEncyclopediaSeepinpin on Related to pin on: without a hitch, take a back seat, level with, along the linesSynonyms for pin onverb to ascribe (a misdeed or an error, for example) toSynonyms- affix
- assign
- blame
- fasten
- fix
- impute
- place
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