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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Pin \Pin\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Pinned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pinning}.] [See {Pin}, noun] To fasten with, or as with, a pin; to join; as, to pin a garment; to pin boards together. ''As if she would pin her to her heart.'' --Shak.
{To pin one's faith upon}, to depend upon; to trust to.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
pin
noun
1: a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
2: when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat [syn: {fall}]
3: small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc. [syn: {peg}]
4: a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts [syn: {personal identification number}, {PIN number}]
5: informal terms of the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks" [syn: {peg}, {stick}]
6: axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns [syn: {pivot}]
7: 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
8: flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green [syn: {flag}]
9: a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things
10: a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing [syn: {peg}, {thole}, {tholepin}, {rowlock}, {oarlock}]
11: a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in groups as a target [syn: {bowling pin}]
verb
1: to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree" [syn: {trap}, {immobilize}, {immobilise}]
2: attach or fasten with pins [ant: {unpin}]
3: pierce with a pin; "pin down the butterfly"
4: immobilize a piece [also: {pinning}, {pinned}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
pinned
adjective: fastened with a pin or staple; "the stapled papers" [syn: {stapled}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
pinned See {pin}
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