Pin
noun
A small, pointed piece of metal that you use to attach things to each other.
She used a pin to attach the badge to her shirt.
Often appears as...
- safety pin
- pin number
verb
To attach or hold in place with a pin.
She pinned the notice on the board.
Often appears as...
- pin down
- pin up
noun
A number you need to put in to use a bank card.
Please enter your pin number to proceed.
Often appears as...
- pin number
- pin code
verb
To blame someone for something.
They tried to pin the blame on me.
Often appears as...
- pin the blame on someone
- pin the crime on someone
noun
Metal rod inside a machine performing a specific task.
This machine's efficiency relies heavily on a single pin.
Often appears as...
- cotter pin
- pin joint
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To hold something or someone in a position so they cannot move.
He was pinned against the wall.
Often appears as...
- pin down
- pin up
noun
One part of bowling where you knock over a group of objects.
He knocked all the pins down in one go.
Often appears as...
- bowling pin
- top pin
noun
A small, pointed piece of metal that you use to attach things to each other.
She used a pin to attach the badge to her shirt.
Often appears as...
- safety pin
- pin number
verb
To attach or hold in place with a pin.
She pinned the notice on the board.
Often appears as...
- pin down
- pin up
noun
A number you need to put in to use a bank card.
Please enter your pin number to proceed.
Often appears as...
- pin number
- pin code
verb
To blame someone for something.
They tried to pin the blame on me.
Often appears as...
- pin the blame on someone
- pin the crime on someone
noun
Metal rod inside a machine performing a specific task.
This machine's efficiency relies heavily on a single pin.
Often appears as...
- cotter pin
- pin joint
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To hold something or someone in a position so they cannot move.
He was pinned against the wall.
Often appears as...
- pin down
- pin up
noun
One part of bowling where you knock over a group of objects.
He knocked all the pins down in one go.
Often appears as...
- bowling pin
- top pin
Definition 1 of 7
Pro Tip 1/2Not only sewing
While often used for sewing, 'pin' can refer to small metal items used in various situations.
He used a pin to reset the device.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical attachment
'Pin' implies a temporary and not damaging way to attach things together.
Can you pin this note to the corkboard?
Pro Tip 1/2Not only sewing
While often used for sewing, 'pin' can refer to small metal items used in various situations.
He used a pin to reset the device.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical attachment
'Pin' implies a temporary and not damaging way to attach things together.
Can you pin this note to the corkboard?
Pro Tip 1/2Not only sewing
While often used for sewing, 'pin' can refer to small metal items used in various situations.
He used a pin to reset the device.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical attachment
'Pin' implies a temporary and not damaging way to attach things together.
Can you pin this note to the corkboard?
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TED2016 in review PIPE...
and that doctor little the science and personality guy would come over and we'd say there's about to be a party and he'd say no I'm an introvert I'm an introvert and then we'd have to go put him in the back room and then maybe the French mathematician with the beautiful cravat and the mysterious spider pin which he told me he does not divulge why he wears
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The Water Crisis PIPE...
how amazing beautiful are you catching any long pin smells no longer smell to date okay and this would be their habitat this is definitely their habitat and we're trying to understand why their abundances are so low and whether there's anything we can do to help save the population
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Baby Albatross Encounter...
And they're just so gorgeous and you see pictures of them, but nothing compares to real life. The chicks are so cute and when they're alarmed, they sort of crane their necks up and they end up looking like bowling pins because they're just these little white sort of dumpy shape
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The life cycle of a...
That became the most studied event in the history of astronomy. It yielded a treasure trove of data that’s helped pin down the speed of gravity, bolster important theories in astrophysics, and provide evidence for the origin of heavy elements like gold and platinum.
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Which is better: Soap or...
soap and water, and hand sanitizer. So which is better? The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is one of many viruses whose protective outer surface is made of a lipid bilayer. These lipids are pin shaped molecules whose heads are attracted to water,
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The biology of our best...
with my machine gun ready. He lunges for his Luger. I knock it out of his hand. He lunges for his cyanide pill. I knock that out of his hand. He snarls, comes at me with otherworldly strength. We grapple, we fight, I manage to pin him down
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Snow Leopards: Ghosts in...
in this last leg of our journey we venture deep into the heart of the remote and rugged sarichat reserve yeah to plant more camera traps and pinning all our hopes on spotting a snow leopard it's like a ghost of the mountains
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Before Time and Space PIPE...
the Big Bang is an amazingly difficult thing to wrap your brain around which isn't surprising when you're trying to think about the universe being smaller than a head of a pin
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5 Reasons Ants Are...
the raiding parties head out to the last place they had found food where they had pinned down the few winged termites
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Ants Attack Termite...
raiding parties head out to the last place they had found food where they had pinned down the few winged termites
Video examples
TED2016 in review PIPE...
and that doctor little the science and personality guy would come over and we'd say there's about to be a party and he'd say no I'm an introvert I'm an introvert and then we'd have to go put him in the back room and then maybe the French mathematician with the beautiful cravat and the mysterious spider pin which he told me he does not divulge why he wears
Video examples
The Water Crisis PIPE...
how amazing beautiful are you catching any long pin smells no longer smell to date okay and this would be their habitat this is definitely their habitat and we're trying to understand why their abundances are so low and whether there's anything we can do to help save the population
Video examples
Baby Albatross Encounter...
And they're just so gorgeous and you see pictures of them, but nothing compares to real life. The chicks are so cute and when they're alarmed, they sort of crane their necks up and they end up looking like bowling pins because they're just these little white sort of dumpy shape
Video examples
The life cycle of a...
That became the most studied event in the history of astronomy. It yielded a treasure trove of data that’s helped pin down the speed of gravity, bolster important theories in astrophysics, and provide evidence for the origin of heavy elements like gold and platinum.
Video examples
Which is better: Soap or...
soap and water, and hand sanitizer. So which is better? The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is one of many viruses whose protective outer surface is made of a lipid bilayer. These lipids are pin shaped molecules whose heads are attracted to water,
Video examples
The biology of our best...
with my machine gun ready. He lunges for his Luger. I knock it out of his hand. He lunges for his cyanide pill. I knock that out of his hand. He snarls, comes at me with otherworldly strength. We grapple, we fight, I manage to pin him down
Video examples
Snow Leopards: Ghosts in...
in this last leg of our journey we venture deep into the heart of the remote and rugged sarichat reserve yeah to plant more camera traps and pinning all our hopes on spotting a snow leopard it's like a ghost of the mountains
Video examples
Before Time and Space PIPE...
the Big Bang is an amazingly difficult thing to wrap your brain around which isn't surprising when you're trying to think about the universe being smaller than a head of a pin
Video examples
5 Reasons Ants Are...
the raiding parties head out to the last place they had found food where they had pinned down the few winged termites
Video examples
Ants Attack Termite...
raiding parties head out to the last place they had found food where they had pinned down the few winged termites
Example 1 of 10
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Mary Tyler Moore
American Actress
There are certain things about me that I will never tell to anyone because I am a very private person. But basically, what you see is who I am. I'm independent, I do like to be liked, I do look for the good side of life and people. I'm positive, I'm disciplined, I like my life in order, and I'm neat as a pin.
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Normani Kordei
American Musician
Society tends to pin women against each other, but we need to treat each other with kindness and compliment one another instead. Because women's voices are the strongest when they're together.
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Patrice Evra
French Athlete
For as long as I am still motivated, I will keep putting my boots on and not pinning them up.
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Ali Smith
Scottish Writer
The things in life which try to pin us down are the things we have to try to work against.
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Amor Towles
American Novelist
Early on in the writing, there is often a sentence that pins down a character for me.
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Taylor Hanson
American Musician
You never get to pick how you get pinned and how people perceive you.
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Vic Morrow
American Actor
Then you'd have found me pinned beneath a large metal pipe.
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Joan Allen
American Actress
I'm hard to pin down. I tend to look different in films.
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Jamal Murray
Canadian Athlete
I know how to come off a handoff and a pin down.
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John Calipari
American Coach
I have bobby pins everywhere.
Quote examples
Mary Tyler Moore
American Actress
There are certain things about me that I will never tell to anyone because I am a very private person. But basically, what you see is who I am. I'm independent, I do like to be liked, I do look for the good side of life and people. I'm positive, I'm disciplined, I like my life in order, and I'm neat as a pin.
Quote examples
Normani Kordei
American Musician
Society tends to pin women against each other, but we need to treat each other with kindness and compliment one another instead. Because women's voices are the strongest when they're together.
Quote examples
Patrice Evra
French Athlete
For as long as I am still motivated, I will keep putting my boots on and not pinning them up.
Quote examples
Ali Smith
Scottish Writer
The things in life which try to pin us down are the things we have to try to work against.
Quote examples
Amor Towles
American Novelist
Early on in the writing, there is often a sentence that pins down a character for me.
Quote examples
Taylor Hanson
American Musician
You never get to pick how you get pinned and how people perceive you.
Quote examples
Vic Morrow
American Actor
Then you'd have found me pinned beneath a large metal pipe.
Quote examples
Joan Allen
American Actress
I'm hard to pin down. I tend to look different in films.
Quote examples
Jamal Murray
Canadian Athlete
I know how to come off a handoff and a pin down.
Quote examples
John Calipari
American Coach
I have bobby pins everywhere.
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