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Pinion
01
a specific section of a bird's wing that includes the flight feathers
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Animal
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
pinions
02
any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
03
a gear with a small number of teeth designed to mesh with a larger wheel or rack
to pinion
01
cut the wings off (of birds)
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
pinion
3rd person singular
pinions
Present participle
pinioning
Past simple
pinioned
Past participle
pinioned
02
to tie someone's arms, typically to restrain movement
Examples
The police officer pinioned the suspect's arms behind their back.
