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 Definitions for Pinning: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Pin \Pin\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pinned; p. pr. & vb. n.
Pinning.] [See Pin, n.]
To fasten with, or as with, a pin; to join; as, to pin a
garment; to pin boards together. "As if she would pin her to
her heart." --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
{To pin one's faith upon}, to depend upon; to trust to.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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pin
n 1: a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
2: when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat [syn: fall]
3: small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or
define locations etc. [syn: peg]
4: a number you choose and use to gain access to various
accounts [syn: personal identification number, {PIN
number}]
5: informal terms of the leg; "fever left him weak on his
sticks" [syn: peg, stick]
6: axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something
that turns [syn: pivot]
7: cylindrical tumblers consisting of two parts that are held
in place by springs; when they are aligned with a key the
bolt can be thrown
8: flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf
green [syn: flag]
9: a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used
to support or fasten or attach things
10: a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the
oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing [syn: peg,
thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock]
11: a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in
groups as a target [syn: bowling pin]
v 1: to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned
under the fallen tree" [syn: trap, immobilize, immobilise]
2: attach or fasten with pins [ant: unpin]
3: pierce with a pin; "pin down the butterfly"
4: immobilize a piece
[also: pinning, pinned]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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pinning
n : a mutual promise of a couple not to date anyone else; on
college campuses it was once signaled by the giving of a
fraternity pin
WordNet (r) 2.0
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pinning
See pin
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