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Meaning of pin

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  pin
      n 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}, {pin}]
      3: small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or
         define locations etc. [syn: {peg}, {pin}]
      4: a number you choose and use to gain access to various
         accounts [syn: {personal identification number}, {PIN}, {PIN
         number}]
      5: informal terms for the leg; "fever left him weak on his
         sticks" [syn: {pin}, {peg}, {stick}]
      6: axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that
         turns [syn: {pivot}, {pin}]
      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 [syn: {pin}, {pin tumbler}]
      8: flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf
         green [syn: {pin}, {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},
          {pin}, {thole}, {tholepin}, {rowlock}, {oarlock}]
      11: a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in
          triangular groups of ten as the target [syn: {bowling pin},
          {pin}]
      v 1: to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned
           under the fallen tree" [syn: {trap}, {pin}, {immobilize},
           {immobilise}]
      2: attach or fasten with pins or as if with pins; "pin the
         needle to the shirt". "pin the blame on the innocent man"
         [ant: {unpin}]
      3: pierce with a pin; "pin down the butterfly"
      4: immobilize a piece

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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