āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
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āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¨, āĻŦā§āĻ°ā§āĻ
a small, decorative item designed to be attached to clothing
Dialect
American
American
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The lapel pin he received at the ceremony was a symbol of his achievement.
āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¯ā§ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ
āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĻāĨ¤
02
āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¨, āĻ¸ā§āĻ
a slender, elongated object typically made of metal, that has a sharp point at one end and a flat or rounded head at the other
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The map was dotted with colorful pins marking different locations.
āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻ
āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŋāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
03
āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¨, āĻ āĻā§āĻˇ
a short, cylindrical shaft or rod that serves as a pivotal axis around which a component rotates or moves
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The watchmaker carefully inserted the pin into the gears to restore the clock's movement.
āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻ āĻ¸āĻ¤āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻĸā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ˛āĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻ¨āĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
04
āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¨, āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĻāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧ āĻ§āĻžāĻ°āĻ
a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
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āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¨, āĻŦāĻ˛
a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling, set up in triangular groups of ten as the target for players to knock down with a ball
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The last pin was teetering but did nât fall, costing her the strike.
āĻļā§āĻˇ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¨āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻ˛āĻāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻ¨āĻŋ, āĻ¯āĻžāĻ° āĻĢāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¨āĻŋāĨ¤
06
āĻĒāĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻž, āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋ
a slender, upright marker on a golf green, typically topped with a flag, indicating the location of the hole
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The golfer celebrated after hitting the ball directly at the pin.
āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĢāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻ°āĻŋ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻĻāĻ¯āĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¨, āĻā§āĻ˛āĻ
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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āĻĒāĻž, āĻĒāĻĻ
a slang term for the leg, often used to refer to the limb in a casual or colloquial manner
Informal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The athlete 's powerful pins helped him win the race.
āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻĒāĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¤āĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
09
āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¨, āĻāĻ˛āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¨
small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
10
āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¨, āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ°āĻāĻ°āĻŖ
a situation that occurs when one wrestler holds both of the opponent's shoulders on the mat simultaneously for a specified period
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The referee counted to three, signaling a pin and victory for the wrestler.
āĻ°ā§āĻĢāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻā§āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ¤ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
11
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¨, āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž
a tactical maneuver where a piece is attacked and unable to move without exposing a more valuable piece behind it to capture
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Her knight created a pin, making the opponent's rook vulnerable.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ° āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
to pin
01
āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to attach by using small pointed objects, often with a round head
Transitive: to pin two things | to pin sth onto a surface | to pin sth to a surface
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The teacher will pin the artwork onto the bulletin board for everyone to see.
āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻ āĻ¸āĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ˛ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻŦā§āĻ°ā§āĻĄā§ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
to restrain or hold someone in a fixed position, preventing movement or escape
Transitive: to pin sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
In the game of capture the flag, she pinned her opponent against a tree, preventing them from reaching their team's flag.
āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĻā§āĻ¯ āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻˇāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ā§ āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻ˛ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻž āĻĒā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ§āĻž āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
03
āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž
to immobilize an opponent's piece by placing a piece of higher value directly behind it
Transitive: to pin a chess piece
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
In the middle game, she strategically pinned her opponent's bishop with her queen.
āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¸ā§ āĻā§āĻļāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻĒāĻā§āĻˇā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻļāĻĒāĻā§ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
