pin

Meanings

• a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
• when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
• small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
• a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts
• informal terms for the leg
• axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns
• 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
• flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green
• a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things
• a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
• a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in triangular groups of ten as the target
• to hold fast or prevent from moving
  • "The child was pinned under the fallen tree"
• attach or fasten with pins or as if with pins; .
  • "pin the needle to the shirt"
  • "pin the blame on the innocent man"
• pierce with a pin
  • "pin down the butterfly"
• immobilize a piece

Synonyms

bowling pin, fall, flag, immobilise, immobilize, oarlock, peg, personal identification number, PIN number, pin tumbler, pivot, rowlock, stick, thole, tholepin, trap