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pins

/pɪnz/

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To shape metal by striking it, especially with a peen.

Examples :

"The blacksmith pins the hot metal, carefully shaping it with his hammer. "

material technical industry work

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A needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.

Examples :

"She used pins to attach the poster to the bulletin board. "

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A small nail with a head and a sharp point.

Examples :

"She used pins to attach the drawing to the corkboard. "

item utensil thing

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A cylinder often of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts.

Examples :

"Pull the pin out of the grenade before throwing it at the enemy."

machine technical item part

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The victory condition of holding the opponent's shoulders on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time.

Examples :

"The wrestler celebrated his hard-fought victory after scoring two quick pins in the tournament. "

sport achievement

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A slender object specially designed for use in a specific game or sport, such as skittles or bowling.

Examples :

"The bowler aimed carefully before releasing the ball, hoping to knock down all ten pins. "

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(in plural) A leg.

Examples :

"He felt a sharp pain in his pins after the long hike. "

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Any of the individual connecting elements of a multipole electrical connector.

Examples :

"The UK standard connector for domestic mains electricity has three pins."

electronics device part electric technology

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A piece of jewellery that is attached to clothing with a pin.

Examples :

"She wore several colorful pins on her jacket, each representing a different club she belonged to. "

appearance style wear item

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A simple accessory that can be attached to clothing with a pin or fastener, often round and bearing a design, logo or message, and used for decoration, identification or to show political affiliation, etc.

Examples :

"She decorated her backpack with several colorful pins to show her favorite bands. "

appearance style item wear society politics culture

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A scenario in which moving a lesser piece to escape from attack would expose a more valuable piece to attack.

Examples :

"The chess game was decided by a series of pins; if I moved my knight to protect it, the queen would be captured next. "

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The flagstick: the flag-bearing pole which marks the location of a hole

Examples :

"The golfer aimed his shot carefully, trying to land the ball close to the pins on the green. "

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The spot at the exact centre of the house (the target area)

Examples :

"The shot landed right on the pin."

sport point area

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A mood, a state of being.

Examples :

"Example Sentence: > After a long week of exams, everyone in the class was in high pins, eager to celebrate. "

mind being condition state

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One of a row of pegs in the side of an ancient drinking cup to mark how much each person should drink.

Examples :

"The archaeologist carefully examined the ancient drinking cup, noting the faint markings where the pins once guided drinkers to share equally. "

drink utensil tradition history culture

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Caligo.

Examples :

"The thick fog, a caligo of gray, pins the harbor, making navigation impossible. "

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A thing of small value; a trifle.

Examples :

"Don't worry about losing that button; it's not worth two pins. "

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A peg in musical instruments for increasing or relaxing the tension of the strings.

Examples :

"He carefully adjusted the pins on his guitar to make sure it was in tune. "

music part device

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A short shaft, sometimes forming a bolt, a part of which serves as a journal.

Examples :

"The hinge on the old door was broken, so I used two metal pins to hold it together temporarily. "

machine technical part

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The tenon of a dovetail joint.

Examples :

"The carpenter carefully fitted the pins of the dovetail joint together to create a strong corner for the wooden box. "

architecture technical building structure part

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A size of brewery cask, equal to half a firkin, or eighth of a barrel.

Examples :

"The small brewery sold their special holiday ale in pins rather than full barrels, making it easier for customers to try a variety of flavors. "

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A pinball machine.

Examples :

"I spent most of my time in the arcade playing pins."

entertainment machine game

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(often followed by a preposition such as "to" or "on") To fasten or attach (something) with a pin.

Examples :

"She pins the name tag to her shirt before the meeting. "

item utensil action

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(usually in the passive) To cause (a piece) to be in a pin.

Examples :

"The butterfly was pinned to the display board for the science project. "

action position

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To pin down (someone).

Examples :

"The police pinned the suspect down to prevent him from escaping. "

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To enclose; to confine; to pen; to pound.

Examples :

"The avalanche pins the skiers against the mountainside, leaving them trapped until rescuers arrive. "

action position

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To attach (an icon, application, etc.) to another item.

Examples :

"to pin a window to the Taskbar"

technology computing internet

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To fix (an array in memory, a security certificate, etc.) so that it cannot be modified.

Examples :

"When marshaling data, the interop marshaler can copy or pin the data being marshaled."

computing technology internet

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To cause an analog gauge to reach the stop pin at the high end of the range.

Examples :

"During the test, the student accelerated so quickly that he pinned the speedometer. "

technical machine