pinnoun [ C ]
uk/pɪn/us/pɪn/pin noun [ C ] (METAL STICK)
B1 a small thin piece of metal with a point at one end, especially used for temporarily holding pieces of cloth together:
a thin piece of metal:
a decorative object, used as jewellery:
US a brooch
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- He stuck up a notice on the board with pins.
- She'd used some pins to hold the seam together.
- I've not stitched the hem yet, it's just held up with pins.
- Don't prick yourself on those pins.
- They had to insert a pin into his knee joint.
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Knitting & sewing
- appliqué
- backing
- baste
- bind
- bobbin
- bodkin
- cable stitch
- handknitted
- hem
- knit
- knitter
- knitting
- needle
- seamstress
- sew sth up
- sewing
- sewing machine
- shorten
- stitch
- tack
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pin noun [ C ] (LEG)
[ usually plural ] old-fashioned humorous a leg:
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The leg
- Achilles tendon
- appendage
- appendicular
- crural
- cruris
- gastrocnemius
- gemellus
- hamstring
- haunch
- leggy
- peroneal
- peroneus
- pes anserinus
- piriformis
- popliteal
- subsartorial
- subtalar
- surae
- sural
- talocalcaneal
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pin noun [ C ] (IN CHESS)
specialized games In the game of chess, a pin is a special move that stops the other player from moving one of their pieces, because to move it will put another more valuable piece in danger:
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Board games
- backgammon
- bishop
- blitz
- board game
- castle
- Chinese chequers
- Chutes and Ladders
- counter
- defence
- draught
- endgame
- forfeit
- gambit
- opening
- pawn
- queen
- queenside
- resign
- square
- stalemate
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Idiom(s)
pinverb
uk/pɪn/us/pɪn/-nn-pin verb (METAL STICK)
B1 [ T + adv/prep ] to fasten something with a pin:
[ T ] US old-fashioned When a young man pins a young woman, he gives her a piece of jewellery to show that they love each other.
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- A flower was pinned to her lapel.
- She'd pinned a brooch on her jacket.
- He pinned a notice on the board.
- We're not allowed to pin anything on these walls.
- He had a red ribbon pinned to his collar.
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Fastening and tying
- anchor
- attach
- be locked together idiom
- board sth up
- bolt
- bound
- bow 1
- buckle
- buckle up
- hobble
- ligature
- mount
- nail
- put sth up
- reef knot
- rivet
- rope
- twist tie
- tying
- yoke
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pin verb (STOP MOVEMENT)
[ T + adv/prep ] to force someone or something to stay in a particular place by putting weight on him, her, or it:
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Capturing or taking possession of things
- -grabbing
- apprehend
- apprehension
- arrogate
- at bay idiom
- cage
- capture
- catch
- clutch
- collar
- corner
- entangle
- get your claws into sb idiom
- get/lay/put your hands on sb idiom
- grab
- repo man
- seize
- sequester
- snag
- snatch
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