pushpin

push·pin

P0675400 (po͝osh′pĭn′)n.1. A tacklike pin with a large head that is easily inserted into a wall or board.2. Archaic A children's game in which one player tries to push a pin over an opponent's pin.

pushpin

(ˈpʊʃˌpɪn) n (Tools) US and Canadian a pin with a small ball-shaped head

push•pin

(ˈpʊʃˌpɪn)

n. 1. a short pin with a spool-shaped head of plastic, glass, or metal, used for affixing material to a bulletin board, wall, or the like. 2. Archaic. child's play; triviality. [1665–75; earlier, a children's game played with pins]

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pushpin - a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing boarddrawing pin, thumbtackpaper fastener - a fastener for holding a sheet of paper in placetack - a short nail with a sharp point and a large head