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1 Noun
2 Pronunciation
3 Verb
4 See also
5 Dutch
6 Pronunciation
7 Noun
8 French
9 Pronunciation
10 Noun

Noun

pin (plural: pins)

  1. small needle used for fastening
  2. small nail with a head and a sharp point
  3. a cylinder of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts
  4. a wooden skittle used as a target in a game of bowling
  5. (in plural) leg
    I'm not so good on my pins these days
  6. the individual connecting elements of a multi-pole electrical connector
    The UK standard connector for domestic mains electricity is the three-pin plug

Pronunciation

  • SAMPA: /'/
  • IPA: /pɪn/

Related terms

  • belaying pin
  • drawing pin
  • gudgeon pin
  • pincushion
  • pinhole
  • pinprick
  • pins and needles
  • pintle

Translations

  • Catalan: agulla de cap f
  • Dutch: pin f
  • French: épingle ?? f
  • German: Stecknadel f
  • Interlingua: spinula
  • Japanese: ピン (pin)
  • Portuguese: alfinete m, tacha f
  • Spanish: alfiler m

Verb

to pin (pinned, pinned)

  1. to fasten or attach with a pin
  2. to attribute blame
    ...you can't pin that robbery on me!

Related terms

  • underpin
  • pin the tail on the donkey

See also


Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /pɪn/

Noun

pin m

  1. peg, pin


French

Pronunciation

  • SAMPA: /'/
  • IPA: /pɜ̃/

Homophones

Noun

pin m

  1. pine tree



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