pin
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[ verb ] attach with or as if with a pin
Examples "pin up a picture" Used in print (Alex Gordon, The Cipher....)Muller , nakedly exposed at the bright window like a deer pinned in a car 's headlights , threw down the rifle and turned to jump from the table ; his face wore a look of outrage . (Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)Kneeling , Cobb planted a sturdy knee in the small of his back , holding him pinned . Related terms |
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[ verb ] to hold fast or prevent from moving
Synonyms Examples "The child was pinned under the fallen tree" Used in print (Booton Herndon, "From Custer to Korea, The 7th Cavalry"...)The Koreans fell_back , but regrouped at the top of the hill and pinned down the cavalrymen with a screen of fire . Because of this diversionary_attack the main group that had been pinned down on the hill was able to surge forward again . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
Used in print (Chester G. Starr, The Origins of Greek Civili...)In the vases this spirit may perhaps at_times bore or repel one in its internal self-satisfaction , but the best of the Geometric pins have rightly been considered among the most beautiful ever made in the Greek world . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (sport) when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
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[ noun ] a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts
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[ noun ] (golf,games) flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green
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[ noun ] 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
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 26170
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[ noun ] (games) a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in groups as a target
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