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pin  (pn)

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: spry for his age, and steady on his pins.

7. Electronics A lead on a device that plugs into a socket to connect the device to a system.

8. Computer Science

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: The passenger 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 down

1. To fix or establish clearly: was finally able to pin down the cause of the disease.

2. To force (someone) to give firm opinions or precise information: The reporter pinned the governor down on the issue of capital punishment.

pin on

To attribute (a crime) to (someone): The murder was pinned on the wrong suspect.

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[Middle English, from Old English pinn, perhaps from Latin pinna, feather; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]

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pin

Noun

1. a short stiff straight piece of wire with a pointed end and a rounded head: used mainly for fastening

2. short for cotter pin, hairpin, rolling pin or safety pin

3. a wooden or metal peg

4. a pin-shaped brooch

5. (in various bowling games) a club-shaped wooden object set up in groups as a target

6. a clip that prevents a hand grenade from exploding until it is removed or released

7. Golf the flagpole marking the hole on a green

8. Informal a leg

Verb

[pinning, pinned]

1. to fasten with a pin or pins

2. to seize and hold fast: they pinned his arms behind his back

3. pin something on someone Informal to place the blame for something on someone: corruption charges are the easiest to pin on former dictators

See also pin down [Old English pinn]

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PIN Personal Identity Number: a code number used in conjunction with a bank card to enable an account holder to use certain computerized systems, such as cash dispensers

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pin - a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment breastpin, broach, brooch - a decorative pin worn by women jewellery, jewelry - an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems) scatter pin - small pin usually worn in groups of two or more stickpin - a decorative pin that is worn in a necktie scarfpin, tie tack, tiepin - a pin used to hold the tie in place
	2.	pin - when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat fall wrestling match - a match between wrestlers takedown - (amateur wrestling) being brought to the mat from a standing position; "a takedown counts two points" triumph, victory - a successful ending of a struggle or contest; "a narrow victory"; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "clinched a victory"; "convincing victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense"
	3.	pin - small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc. peg marking, mark, marker - a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep"
	4.	PIN - a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts personal identification number, PIN number identification number, number - a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification; "she refused to give them her Social Security number"
	5.	pin - informal terms for the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks" peg, stick leg - a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
	6.	pin - axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns pivot axis of rotation, axis - the center around which something rotates fulcrum - the pivot about which a lever turns pintle - a pin or bolt forming the pivot of a hinge
	7.	pin - 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 pin tumbler cylinder lock - a lock in which a cylinder rotates to move a bolt; tumblers are pins; inserting the key lifts and aligns the pins to free the cylinder to rotate tumbler - a movable obstruction in a lock that must be adjusted to a given position (as by a key) before the bolt can be thrown
	8.	pin - flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green flag golf equipment - sports equipment used in playing golf
	9.	pin - a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things barrette - a pin for holding women's hair in place bitt pin - a pin through the bitthead to keep the mooring lines from slipping off fastening, holdfast, fastener, fixing - restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place hairpin - a double pronged pin used to hold women's hair in place hatpin - a long sturdy pin used by women to secure a hat to their hair head - a projection out from one end; "the head of the nail", "a pinhead is the head of a pin" linchpin, lynchpin - pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on nog, peg - a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface pinhead - the head of a pin point - sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil" rivet - heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together safety pin - a pin in the form of a clasp; has a guard so the point of the pin will not stick the user shank, stem - cylinder forming a long narrow part of something skewer - a long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted straight pin - pin consisting of a short straight stiff piece of wire with a pointed end; used to fasten pieces of cloth or paper together gudgeon pin, wrist pin - pin joining a piston to a connecting rod
	10.	pin - a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing oarlock, rowlock, thole, tholepin, peg dinghy, dory, rowboat - a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled holder - a holding device; "a towel holder"; "a cigarette holder"; "an umbrella holder"
	11.	pin - a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in triangular groups of ten as the target bowling pin bowling equipment - equipment used in bowling candlepin - a bowling pin that is thin by comparison with a tenpin duckpin - a bowling pin that is short and squat by comparison with a tenpin headpin, kingpin - the front bowling pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins ninepin, skittle, skittle pin - a bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in England) skittles tenpin - one of the bottle-shaped pins used in bowling
Verb	1.	pin - to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree" immobilise, immobilize, trap
	2.	pin - attach or fasten with pins or as if with pins; "pin the needle to the shirt". "pin the blame on the innocent man" fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" unpin - remove the pins from; unfasten the pins of
	3.	pin - pierce with a pin; "pin down the butterfly" empale, impale, spike, transfix - pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer" skewer, spit - drive a skewer through; "skewer the meat for the BBQ"
	4.	pin - immobilize a piece chess game, chess - a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king aggress, attack - take the initiative and go on the offensive; "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack"

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pin

noun 1. tack, nail, needle, safety pin

noun 2. peg, rod, brace, bolt

verb 3. fasten, stick, attach, join, fix, secure, nail, clip, staple, tack, affix

verb 4. hold fast, hold down, press, restrain, constrain, immobilize, pinion

pin someone down

1. force, pressure, compel, put pressure on, pressurize, nail someone down, make someone commit themselves

pin something down

1. determine, identify, locate, name, specify, designate, pinpoint, home in on

2. trap, confine, constrain, bind, squash, tie down, nail down, immobilize

Translations

PIN n abbr (= personal identification number) → NPI m

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pin [pɪn] n → alfiler m;

(ELEC) [of plug] → clavija;

(TECH) → perno: (wooden) → clavija (= drawing pin); chincheta;

(in grenade) → percutor m

vt → prender con (alfiler); sujetar con perno;

pins and needles → hormigueo sg;

to pin sth on sb (fig) → cargar a algn con la culpa de algo

pin down vt (fig): there's something strange here, but I can't quite pin it down → aquí hay algo raro pero no puedo precisar qué es;

to pin sb down → hacer que algn concrete

PIN n abbr (= personal identification number) → code m confidentiel

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pin [pɪn] n → épingle f;

(Tech) → cheville f;

(Brit) (= drawing pin); punaise f;

(in grenade) → goupille f;

(Brit) (Elec) [of plug]; broche f

vt → épingler;

pins and needles → fourmis fpl;

to pin sb against/to → clouer qn contre/à;

to pin sb down (fig) → coincer qn;

to pin sth on sb (fig) → mettre qch sur le dos de qn

pin down vt (fig);

to pin sb down → obliger qn à répondre;

there's something strange here but I can't quite pin it down → il y a quelque chose d'étrange ici, mais je n'arrive pas exactement à savoir quoi

PIN n abbr (= personal identification number) → PIN;

PIN number → PIN-Nummer f

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pin [pɪn] n (metal) (for clothes, papers) → Stecknadel f;

(Tech) → Stift m;

(Brit) (also: drawing pin) → Heftzwecke f;

(in grenade) → Sicherungsstift m;

(Brit) (Elec) → Pol m

vt (= fasten with pin) → feststecken;

pins and needles (in arms, legs etc) → Kribbeln nt;

to pin sb against/to sth → jdn gegen/an etw acc pressen;

to pin sth on sb (fig) → jdm etw anhängen

pin down pin vt (fig) [+ person]; festnageln;

there's something strange here but I can't quite pin it down pin → hier stimmt etwas nicht, aber ich weiß nicht genau was

pin [pɪn] n → spillo;

(TECH) → perno;

(BRIT) (= drawing pin); puntina da disegno;

(BRIT) (ELEC) [of plug] → spinotto

vt → attaccare con uno spillo;

pins and needles → formicolio;

to pin sb against/to → inchiodare qn contro/a;

to pin sth on sb (fig) → addossare la colpa di qc a qn

pin down vt (fig): to pin sb down → obbligare qn a pronunziarsi;

there's something strange here but I can't quite pin it down → c'è qualcosa di strano qua ma non riesco a capire cos'è

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pin

n pin [pin]

1 a short, thin, pointed piece of metal used eg to hold pieces of fabric, paper etc together, especially when making clothes The papers are fastened together by a pin. speld دَبّوس топлийка špendlík knappenål die Nadel καρφίτσα alfiler nööpnõel سوزن ته گرد neula, nuppineula épingle סִיכָּה आलपीन pribadača gombostű jarum títuprjónn spillo, spilla, molletta ピン 핀 segtukas, smeigtukas kniepadata; spraudīte jarum peniti speld knappenål, stift szpilka alfinete ac (cu gămălie) булавка špendlík bucika, zaponka pribadača nål เข็มหมุด toplu iğne 針 шпилька; прищіпка پن، نتھي کرنے کي سوئي ghim; cặp 针

2 a similar but more ornamental object a hat-pin. speld دَبّوس شَعْر أو زينَه карфица jehlice nål; -nål die Nadel καρφίτσα insignia, pin, alfiler ilunõel سنجاق تزئینی neula épingle סִיכָּה हैटपिन इत्यादि značka tű jarum hattprjónn spilla 飾り針 장식핀 smeigtas, smeigtukas piespraude; nozīmīte kerongsang speld nål szpilka alfinete заколка ihlica okrasna igla broš nål เข็มกลัด iğne 飾針 брошка, значок ايک خوبصورت پن đinh ghim 饰针

v – past tense, past participle pinned –

1 to fasten with a pin She pinned the material together. vasspeld يُدَبِّس забождам sešpendlit hæfte heften καρφιτσώνω prender, sujetar nööpnõelaga kinnitama با سوزن وصل کردن kiinnittää nuppineulalla épingler לְהַדֵק בְּסִיכָּה יכה पिन लगाना pričvrstiti iglom (meg)tűz menyematkan næla, festa spillare, unire 針で留める 핀으로 꽂다 susmeigti, susegti saspraust; piespraust menyematkan vastspelden feste, hefte przypinać pregar a prinde cu un ac скалывать prišpendlíkovať speti pričvrstiti sätta ihop med nålar, nåla [] กลัดติด iğnelemek (用針)別住，釘住 приколювати, пришпилювати نتھي کرنا، ٹانکنا ghim; kẹp （用针）别住，钉住

2 to hold by pressing against something The fallen tree pinned him to the ground. vaspen يَضْغَط عَلى، يُثَبِّت بالضَّغْط притискам přitlačit mase; klemme nageln καρφώνω, καθηλώνω inmovilizar (millegi vastu) suruma محکم نگهداشتن naulita immobiliser לִתקוֹעַ בִּמקוֹמוֹ चिमटाना nabosti,pribosti leszorít menghimpit halda föstum immobilizzare 押えつける ...에 고정시키다 prismeigti, prispausti piespiest; nospiest menghimpit vastklemmen bli klemt mellom, klemme fast przygwoździć pregar a ţintui придавить pritlačiť pritisniti priklještiti nagla (klämma) fast ตรึง yapıştırmak, kıpırdamaz hale sokmak 壓住，止住 притискати دبائے رکھنا ghìm chặt 压住，止住

n ˈpincushion

a small cushion or similar object into which pins are pushed for keeping. speldekussing وِسادَة إبر ودَبابيس игленик jehelníček nålepude das Nadelkissen μαξιλαράκι για καρφίτσες almohadilla nõelapadi بالشتک سوزن neulatyyny pelote à épingles כַּרִית סִיכּוֹת पिन गद्दा jastučić za igle i pribadače tűpárna bantalan jarum nálapúði puntaspilli 針差し 바늘겨레 pagalvėlė segtukams adatu spilventiņš kusyen peniti speldenkussen nålepute poduszka do szpilek alfineteira perniţă de ace подушечка для булавок ihelnica blazinica za bucike jastuče za igle nåldyna หมอนปักเข็มหมุด iğnedenlik 針墊 подушечка для шпильок تکيہ جس ميں حفاظت کے ليے سوئي چبھوئي جائے cái gối cắm kim của thợ may 针垫

n ˈpinhole

a hole made by a pin A pinhole camera does not need a lens. gaatjiekamera ثَقْب صَغير много малка дупчица malá dírka knappenålshul; knappenåls- das Nadelloch, Loch-... μικροσκοπική τρύπα agujero de alfiler nõelaauk, pisiava سوراخ کوچک reikä trou d'épingle חוֹר סִיכָּה सूक्ष्म छिद्र rupica od uboda igle (tűhegynyi) lyuk lubang kecil nálargat foro di spillo stenoscopio 小さい穴 바늘 구멍 skylutė (ļoti mazs) caurums liang jarum speldegaatje knappenålshull otworek furo de alfinete gaură mică (de ac) крошечное отверстие malá dierka luknjica od vboda igle otvor napravljen iglom litet hål, hål[] รูเล็กมาก iğne deliği 針孔 дуже малий отвір پن کے ذريعہ بنا ہوا سوراخ lỗ đinh nghim 针孔

v ˈpinpoint

to place or show very exactly He pinpointed the position on the map. presies aanwys يُعَيِّن بِدِقَّه определям точно přesně označit angive præcist genau festlegen δείχνω το ακριβές σημείο indicar con toda precisión, concretar täpselt ära näitama دقیقاً مشخص کردن paikantaa tarkasti mettre le doigt sur (qqch.) לְאַתֵר ठीक-ठीक इंगित करना odrediti hajszálpontosan eltalál/megjelöl menunjukkan dengan tepat staðsetja nákvæmlega inquadrare, individuare 的確に示す 정확하게 ...(의 위치를) 나타내다 tiksliai nurodyti, nustatyti precīzi trāpīt/norādīt tepat precies lokaliseren lokalisere, presisere; sette fingeren på dokładnie ustawić, dokładnie wskazać localizar a ară­ta cu precizie точно определять/указывать presne označiť označiti precizno odrediti precisera, noggrant ange หาตำแหน่ง tam olarak göstermek; saptamak 精確定位，確認，查明 точно вказувати تعيين کرنا định vị chính xác 精确定位，确认，查明

n ˈpin-up

1 a picture of an attractive girl (or man), often pinned on a wall He has dozens of pin-ups in his room; (also adjective ) a pin-up girl. plakkaat صورَةٌ مُعَلَّقة على الحائِط снимка на хубав човек, окачвана на стена vyvěšený obrázek pinup-girl das Pin-up-Foto, Pin-up-... φωτογραφία όμορφης κοπέλας που στολίζει τον τοίχο foto de una mujer (o hombre) de bandera kaunitaripilt عکس دیواری kansikuvatyttö pin up פּוֹסטֶר किसी सुंदर लड़की की तस्वीर जिसे आम तौर पर दीवार पर टांगा जाता है pribosti (falra tűzött címlapkép) potret atau pria rupawan yang dipasang di tembok veggskvísa/-gæi pin-up, (foto da appendere, di solito raffigurante una ragazza) 壁掛写真 (벽에 꽂아 놓는) 미인 사진(의) prismeigtas patrauklaus žmogaus atvaizdas (pie sienas piesprausts) skaistules fotoattēls; glīts; seksīgs gambar tempel pin{#169}up bilde av (naken)modell fotografia atrakcyjnej osoby foto de cartaz poză prinsă cu o piuneză pe un perete постер obrázok (obyčajne nahej ženy, prišpendlený na stenu) poster devojka sa duplerice pinuppbild รูปภาพติดผนัง (duvara asılan) güzel kız/erkek resmi 漂亮女子的照片 плакат з зображенням кралі مرد يا عورت کي خوب صورت تصوير bức ảnh của người đẹp để ghim lên tường 漂亮女子的照片

2 the girl (or man) She's the favourite pin-up of the soldiers. meisie المَحْبوبَه، المَحْبوب хубаво момиче / момче idol folde-ud-pige das Pin-up-Girl κοπέλα φωτογραφίας που στολίζει τον τοίχο mujer/hombre de bandera silmarõõm آدم خوشگل؛ زن دلربا pinup-tyttö pin up נַעֲרַת אֶמצָע पसंदीदा लड़की omiljena djevojka (kedvencének a képe) pin up veggskvísa/-gæi pin-up, (ragazza copertina) 壁掛写真の美人 좋아하는 여자[] patraukli mergaitė skaistuma, vīrišķīguma u.tml. ideāls model gambar tempel pin{#169}up pinupjente/-gutt atrakcyjna osoba z fotografii vedete de cartaz fată frumoasă красотка; красавец atraktívna žena (muž) na obrázku lepotica; idol devojka pinuppa สาว (duvara asılan) resimdeki güzel kız/erkek 漂亮女子 краля, красень مرد يا عورت người nổi tiếng 漂亮女子

pin down

to make (someone) give a definite answer, statement, opinion or promise I can't pin him down to a definite date for his arrival. presiese antwoord gee يَجعَلُه يُعْطي جوابا مؤكَّدا отговарявм точно přimět få nogen til at forpligte sig festnageln στριμώχνω, δεσμεύω a que abligar a uno concrete; hacer que se comprometa (kedagi) vastu seina suruma کسی را وادار به تصمیم گیری یا قول دادن کردن saada sanomaan suoraan obliger à לאלץ אותו לְהִתחֲייֵב ל- निश्चित जवाब, वादा या विचार देना natjerati na,točno odrediti kihúz vkiből (ígéretet stb.) menyuruh memberi ketentuan knÿja fram ákveðið svar vincolare 明言させる (의견·내용 등을) 명확히 밝히게 하다 priversti pasakyti piespiest (solīt, pateikt) mendesak houden aan få (noen) til å binde/forplikte seg wymusić na, wyciągnąć z prender a spune cu precizie добиться конкретного ответа prinútiť pritisniti koga ob zid pritegnuti tvinga (få) ngn till ทำให้ตัดสินใจ kesin karar verdirmek 迫使某人守約 приперти до стіни; загнати в тісний кут پابند کرنا bắt buộc ai phải giữ lời hứa 迫使某人守约

pins and needles

a tingling feeling in one's hands, arms, feet or legs I've got pins and needles in my arm. slaap تَنْميل في الرِّجْل игли в стомаха brnění prikkende fornemmelse das Kribbeln μούδιασμα, μυρμήγκιασμα hormigueo (jalg v. käsi on) surnud خواب رفتگی دست یا پا pistellä fourmi(llement)s תְּחוּשַת עִקצוּץ बदल के किसी हिस्से में चुभने जैसा एहसास biti kao na iglama zsibbadás kesemutan náladofi formicolio ちくちくする感じ 손발이 저려 따끔따끔한 느낌 dilgsėjimas notirpums; tirpas semut-semut tintelend gevoel kriblende/prikkende følelse mrowienie formigueiro furnicături пощипывание в конечностях tŕpnutie mravljinci trnci stickande känsla อาการเป็นเหน็บ karıncalanma, uyuşma (手、腳)發麻 мурашки в кінцівках چبھن، بے چيني cảm giác như kim châm （手、脚）发麻