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English noun: pin | |||
| 1. | pin (artifact) a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | jewellery, jewelry | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | breastpin, broach, brooch, scarfpin, scatter pin, stickpin, tie tack, tiepin | ||
| 2. | pin (event) when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat | ||
| Synonyms | fall | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | triumph, victory | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | takedown | ||
| Part meronym | wrestling match | ||
| 3. | pin (communication) small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc. | ||
| Synonyms | peg | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mark, marker, marking | ||
| 4. | PIN (communication) a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts | ||
| Synonyms | personal identification number, PIN number | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | identification number, number | ||
| 5. | pin (body) informal terms for the leg | ||
| Samples | Fever left him weak on his sticks. | ||
| Synonyms | peg, stick | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | leg | ||
| 6. | pin (artifact) axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns | ||
| Synonyms | pivot | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | axis, axis of rotation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fulcrum, pintle | ||
| 7. | pin (artifact) 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 | ||
| Synonyms | pin tumbler | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | tumbler | ||
| Part meronym | cylinder lock | ||
| 8. | pin (artifact) flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green | ||
| Synonyms | flag | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | golf equipment | ||
| 9. | pin (artifact) a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | barrette, bitt pin, gudgeon pin, hairpin, hatpin, linchpin, lynchpin, nog, peg, rivet, safety pin, skewer, straight pin, wrist pin | ||
| Part holonym | head, pinhead, point, shank, stem | ||
| 10. | pin (artifact) a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing | ||
| Synonyms | oarlock, peg, rowlock, thole, tholepin | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | holder | ||
| Part meronym | dinghy, dory, rowboat | ||
| 11. | pin (artifact) a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in triangular groups of ten as the target | ||
| Synonyms | bowling pin | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bowling equipment | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | candlepin, duckpin, headpin, kingpin, ninepin, skittle, skittle pin, tenpin | ||
English verb: pin | |||
| 1. | pin (contact) to hold fast or prevent from moving | ||
| Samples | The child was pinned under the fallen tree. | ||
| Examples | The fighter managed to pin his opponent | ||
| Synonyms | immobilise, immobilize, trap | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| 2. | pin (contact) attach or fasten with pins or as if with pins | ||
| Samples | Pin the needle to the shirt. Pin the blame on the innocent man. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fasten, fix, secure | ||
| Antonyms | unpin | ||
| 3. | pin (contact) pierce with a pin | ||
| Samples | Pin down the butterfly. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | empale, impale, spike, transfix | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | skewer, spit | ||
| 4. | pin (competition) immobilize a piece | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | aggress, attack | ||
| Domain category | chess, chess game | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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