English noun: kingpin | |||
| 1. | kingpin (person) the most important person in a group or undertaking | ||
| Synonyms | bigwig, top banana | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | important person, influential person, personage | ||
| 2. | kingpin (artifact) bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle | ||
| Synonyms | kingbolt, swivel pin | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bolt | ||
| 3. | kingpin (artifact) the front bowling pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins | ||
| Synonyms | headpin | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bowling pin, pin | ||