pin

(pĭn)

abbr.

personal identification number

(pĭn)

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.

6. pins Informal The legs: is steady on his pins.

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

8. Computers

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.

a. To hold fast; immobilize: He 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: She pinned down the cause of the accident.

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

pin on

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

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

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(pɪn)

a. a short stiff straight piece of wire pointed at one end and either rounded or having a flattened head at the other: used mainly for fastening pieces of cloth, paper, etc, esp temporarily

b. (in combination): pinhole.

3. (Jewellery) an ornamental brooch, esp a narrow one

4. a badge worn fastened to the clothing by a pin

5. something of little or no importance (esp in the phrases not care or give a pin (for))

6. (Building) a peg or dowel

7. anything resembling a pin in shape, function, etc

8. (Bowls & Bowling) (in various bowling games) a usually club-shaped wooden object set up in groups as a target

9. (Military) Also called: cotter pin or safety pin a clip on a hand grenade that prevents its detonation until removed or released

10. (Nautical Terms) nautical

b. the axle of a sheave

c. the sliding closure for a shackle

11. (Music, other) music a metal tuning peg on a piano, the end of which is inserted into a detachable key by means of which it is turned

12. (Surgery) surgery a metal rod, esp of stainless steel, for holding together adjacent ends of fractured bones during healing

13. (Chess & Draughts) chess a position in which a piece is pinned against a more valuable piece or the king

14. (Golf) golf the flagpole marking the hole on a green

15. (Mechanical Engineering)

a. the cylindrical part of a key that enters a lock

b. the cylindrical part of a lock where this part of the key fits

16. (Wrestling) wrestling a position in which a person is held tight or immobile, esp with both shoulders touching the ground

17. (Building) a dovetail tenon used to make a dovetail joint

18. (Units) (in Britain) a miniature beer cask containing 4 gallons

19. (Anatomy) (usually plural) informal a leg

20. be put to the pin on one's collar Irish to be forced to make an extreme effort

vb (tr) , pins, pinning or pinned

21. to attach, hold, or fasten with or as if with a pin or pins

22. to transfix with a pin, spear, etc

23. (foll by on) informal to place (the blame for something): he pinned the charge on his accomplice.

24. (Chess & Draughts) chess to cause (an enemy piece) to be effectively immobilized by attacking it with a queen, rook, or bishop so that moving it would reveal a check or expose a more valuable piece to capture

25. (Building) Also: underpin to support (masonry), as by driving in wedges over a beam

[Old English pinn; related to Old High German pfinn, Old Norse pinni nail]

(pɪn)

n acronym for

(Banking & Finance) personal identification number: a number used by a holder of a cash card or credit card used in EFTPOS

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(pɪn)

n., v. pinned, pin•ning. n.

1. a small, slender, often pointed piece of metal, wood, etc., used as a fastener or support.

2. a short, slender piece of wire with a point at one end and a head at the other, for fastening things together.

3. any of various forms of fasteners, badges, or ornaments consisting essentially or partly of a penetrating wire or shaft (often used in combination): a fraternity pin; a tiepin.

a. a short metal rod, as a linchpin, driven through holes in adjacent parts, as a hub and an axle, to keep the parts together.

b. a short cylindrical rod or tube, as a wrist pin or crankpin, joining two parts so as to permit them to move in one plane relative to each other.

5. the part of a cylindrical key stem entering a lock.

8. a peg, nail, or stud marking the center of a target.

9. any one of the rounded wooden clubs set up as the target in tenpins, ninepins, duckpins, etc.

10. Golf. the pole, with flag, which identifies a hole; flagstick.

11. Informal. a human leg.

13. Wrestling. a fall.

15. a very small amount; a trifle.

16. a pin-shaped connection, as the terminals on the base of an electron tube or the connections on an integrated circuit.

v.t.

17. to fasten or attach with or as with a pin or pins.

18. to hold fast in a spot or position (sometimes fol. by down).

19. to give one's fraternity pin to (a young woman) as a pledge of one's attachment.

20. Wrestling. to secure a fall over one's opponent.

21. pin down, to force (someone) to deal with a situation or to come to a decision.

Idioms:

pin something on someone, Informal. to ascribe the blame or guilt for something to a person.

[before 1100; Middle English pinne, Old English pinn peg; c. Dutch pin, German Pinne, Old Norse pinni; perhaps < Latin pinna feather, quill]

(pɪn)

an identification number assigned to an individual to gain access to a computer system via an automated-teller machine, a point-of-sale terminal, or other device.

[1980–85; p(ersonal)i(dentification)n(umber)]

Past participle: pinned
Gerund: pinning

Imperative
pin
pin

Present
I pin
you pin
he/she/it pins
we pin
you pin
they pin

Preterite
I pinned
you pinned
he/she/it pinned
we pinned
you pinned
they pinned

Present Continuous
I am pinning
you are pinning
he/she/it is pinning
we are pinning
you are pinning
they are pinning

Present Perfect
I have pinned
you have pinned
he/she/it has pinned
we have pinned
you have pinned
they have pinned

Past Continuous
I was pinning
you were pinning
he/she/it was pinning
we were pinning
you were pinning
they were pinning

Past Perfect
I had pinned
you had pinned
he/she/it had pinned
we had pinned
you had pinned
they had pinned

Future
I will pin
you will pin
he/she/it will pin
we will pin
you will pin
they will pin

Future Perfect
I will have pinned
you will have pinned
he/she/it will have pinned
we will have pinned
you will have pinned
they will have pinned

Future Continuous
I will be pinning
you will be pinning
he/she/it will be pinning
we will be pinning
you will be pinning
they will be pinning

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been pinning
you have been pinning
he/she/it has been pinning
we have been pinning
you have been pinning
they have been pinning

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been pinning
you will have been pinning
he/she/it will have been pinning
we will have been pinning
you will have been pinning
they will have been pinning

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been pinning
you had been pinning
he/she/it had been pinning
we had been pinning
you had been pinning
they had been pinning

Conditional
I would pin
you would pin
he/she/it would pin
we would pin
you would pin
they would pin

Past Conditional
I would have pinned
you would have pinned
he/she/it would have pinned
we would have pinned
you would have pinned
they would have pinned

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Flagpole marking the hole on a green.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

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"

verb

1. fasten, stick, attach, join, fix, secure, nail, clip, staple, tack, affix They pinned a notice to the door.

pin someone down

pin something down

Related words
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Translations

špendlíkjehlicePINpřitlačitsešpendlit

nålpinkodehæfteklemmeknappenål

keilanastanuppineulatappitunnusluku

iglaPINpribadača

gombostûmegtűztűtűz2: tűz

halda föstumhattprjónnnæla, festatítuprjónn

ピン暗証番号

PIN핀

acus

dilgsėjimaspagalvėlė segtukamspatraukli mergaitėprismeigtiprispausti

kniepadatanospiestnozīmītepiespiestpiespraude

prišpendlíkovaťšpendlík

bucikapribitipripetipritisnitispeti

käglakodnål

เข็มหมุดเลขรหัสลับส่วนตัว

ghimmật khẩu

[pɪn] N ABBR =personal identification number PIN number → NPI m

[pɪn]

B. VT

2. (Tech) (with bolt) → sujetar (con perno)

C. CPD pin money N → dinero m para gastos menores
pin table N → millón m, flíper m

pin down VT + ADV

pin together VT + ADV [+ fabric pieces, papers] → sujetar, prender

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[ˈpɪn] n abbr (=personal identification number) (also PIN number) → code m personnel

[ˈpɪn]

(for fastening material or paper together) → épingle f
you could have heard a pin drop → on aurait pu entendre une mouche voler

(British) (also drawing pin) → punaise f

(TECHNICAL) (to attach wood or metal) → cheville f

(British) (ELECTRICITY, ELECTRONICS) [plug] → broche f
a 3-pin plug → une prise à 3 broches

(US) (= brooch) → broche f

(= force to be specific) → mettre au pied du mur
to pin sb down to sth (= force to agree to) → acculer qn à qch
She couldn't pin him down to a date → Elle n'a pas pu lui faire spécifier une date.

(= define clearly) → déterminer
I can only pin it down to between 1936 and 1942
BUT Je ne peux le situer qu'entre 1936 et 1942.
There's something strange here but I can't quite pin it down
BUT Il y a quelque chose d'étrange ici, mais je n'arrive pas exactement à savoir quoi.
to pin down the exact location of sth → déterminer l'emplacement exact de qch

pin on

vt sep

to pin sth on sb [+ crime] → mettre qch sur le dos de qn
You can't pin it on me → Vous ne pouvez pas me mettre ça sur le dos.
to pin the blame on sb → rejeter la faute sur qn
They tried to pin the blame on Wilson → Ils ont essayé de rejeter la faute sur Wilson.

pinheaded

adj (inf) → schwachköpfig (inf), → blöd(e) (inf)

pin holder

n → Blumenigel m

pinhole camera

n → Lochkamera f, → Camera obscura f

pinpoint

n → Punkt m; the buildings were mere pins on the horizon → die Gebäude zeichneten sich wie Stecknadelköpfe am Horizont ab; a pin of light → ein Lichtpunkt m; pin bombing → Punktzielbombardement nt

pin-up

n (= picture) → Pin-up-Foto nt; (= woman) → Pin-up-Girl nt; (= man) → Idol nt

pinwheel

n (= firework) → Feuerrad nt; (US: = toy) → Windrädchen nt

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[pɪn]

pin down vt + adv

pin on

(pin) noun

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.

2. a similar but more ornamental object. a hat-pin.

verb – past tense, past participle pinned –

1. to fasten with a pin. She pinned the material together.

2. to hold by pressing against something. The fallen tree pinned him to the ground.

ˈpincushion noun

a small cushion or similar object into which pins are pushed for keeping.

ˈpinhole noun

a hole made by a pin. A pinhole camera does not need a lens.

ˈpinpoint verb

to place or show very exactly. He pinpointed the position on the map.

ˈpin-up noun

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.

2. the girl (or man). She's the favourite pin-up of the soldiers.

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.

pins and needles

a tingling feeling in one's hands, arms, feet or legs. I've got pins and needles in my arm.

→ دَبُّوس, رَقَمُ التَّعْريفُ الشَّخْصِيّ PIN, špendlík nål, pinkode Geheimnummer, Stecknadel αριθμός ΡΙΝ, καρφίτσα alfiler, número de identificación personal nuppineula, tunnusluku code secret, épingle igla, PIN PIN, spillo ピン, 暗証番号 PIN, 핀 PIN, speld pinkode, PIN-kode osobisty numer identyfikacyjny, szpilka alfinete, número de identificação pessoal, pino булавка, ПИН-код kod, nål เข็มหมุด, เลขรหัสลับส่วนตัว kredi kartı şifresi, toplu iğne ghim, mật khẩu 大头针, 密码

n. clavo ortopédico, pieza de metal o hueso que se usa para unir partes de un hueso fracturado.

I need a safety pin

n alfiler m; (ortho) clavo