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 pinnoun, verb noun for fastening / joining 1 a short thin piece of stiff wire with a sharp point at one end and a round head at the other, used especially for fastening together pieces of fabric when sewing see also BOBBY PIN, DRAWING PIN, HAIRPIN, LINCHPIN, PINS AND NEEDLES, SAFETY PIN jewellery 2 a short thin piece of stiff wire with a sharp point at one end and an item of decoration at the other, worn as jewellery: a diamond pin see also TIEPIN 3 (especially AmE)  BROOCHbadge 4 (especially AmE) a type of BADGE that is fastened with a pin at the back: He supports the group and wears its pin on his lapel. medical 5 a piece of steel used to support a bone in your body when it has been broken: The pin in her spine will have to be changed as she grows. electrical 6 one of the metal parts that stick out of an electric PLUG and fit into a SOCKET: a 2-pin plug in games 7 a wooden or plastic object that is shaped like a bottle and that players try to knock down in games such as BOWLING see also NINEPINS, TENPIN in golf 8 a stick with a flag on top of it, placed in a hole so that players can see where they are aiming for: The ball stopped five feet short of the pin. see also LINCHPIN legs 9 (pins) [pl.] (informal) a person's legs: He's not as quick on his pins as he used to be. on small bomb 10 a small piece of metal on a HAND GRENADE that stops it from exploding and is pulled out just before the HAND GRENADE is thrown IDIOMS for two pins (old-fashioned, BrE) used to say that you would like to do sth, even though you know that it would not be sensible: I'd kill him for two pins.  For two pins I'd tell her what I really think of her.more at HEAR verb (-nn-) [VN  adv./prep.]fasten / join 1 to attach sth onto another thing or fasten things together with a pin, etc: She pinned the badge onto her jacket. A message had been pinned to the notice board. Pin all the pieces of material together. She always wears her hair pinned back.prevent movement 2 to make sb unable to move by holding them or pressing them against sth: They pinned him against a wall and stole his wallet. He grabbed her arms and pinned them to her sides. They found him pinned under the wreckage of the car.IDIOMS pin (all) your hopes on sb/sth | pin your faith on sb/sth to rely on sb/sth completely for success or help: The company is pinning its hopes on the new project. PHRASAL VERBS pin sb<->down 1 to make sb unable to move by holding them firmly: Two men pinned him down until the police arrived. 2 to find sb and make them answer a question or tell you sth you need to know: I need the up-to-date sales figures but I can never pin him down at the office. pin sb<->down (to sth / doing sth) to make sb make a decision or say clearly what they think or what they intend to do: It's difficult to pin her down to fixing a date for a meeting. pin sth<->down to explain or understand sth exactly: The cause of the disease is difficult to pin down precisely. pin sth on sb to make sb be blamed for sth, especially for sth they did not do: No one would admit responsibility. They all tried to pin the blame on someone else. You can't pin this one on me-I wasn't even there Idioms:▼ Từ liên quan / Related words
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