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pin en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • [ˈpʰɪn] (Australia, Canada, Ireland, UK, US)
  • /pɪn/ (Australia, Canada, Ireland, UK, US)
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  • /pən/ (New-Zealand)
  • [ˈpʰən] (New-Zealand)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *pinnaz Proto-West Germanic *pinn Old English pinn Middle English pinne English pin From Middle English pinne, from Old English pinn (“pin, peg, bolt”), from Proto-Germanic *pinnaz, *pinnō, *pint- (“protruding point, peak, peg, pin, nail”), from Proto-Indo-European *bend- (“protruding object, pointed peg, nail, edge”). Related to pen (“enclosure”). Cognate with Dutch pin (“peg, pin”), Low German pin, pinne (“pin, point, nail, peg”), German Pinn, Pinne (“pin, tack, peg”), Bavarian Pfonzer, Pfunzer (“sharpened point”), Danish pind (“pin, pointed stick”), Norwegian pinn (“stick”), Swedish pinne (“peg, rod, stick”), Icelandic pinni (“pin”). More at pintle. No relation to classical Latin pinna (“fin, flipper, wing-like appendage, wing, feather”), which was extended to mean "ridge, peak, point" (compare pinnacle), and often confused with Latin penna (“wing, feather”). More at feather and pen (Etymology 3).

Meanings

  1. 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.
    • With pins of adamant / And chains they made all fast. 1667, John Milton, “Book IX”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
  2. A small nail with a head and a sharp point.
  3. A cylindrical piece of solid material, often of wood or metal, used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts.
    • Pull the pin out of the grenade before throwing it at the enemy.
  4. The victory condition of holding the opponent's shoulders on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time.
  5. A slender object specially designed for use in a specific game or sport, such as skittles or bowling.
  6. (in-plural, informal) A leg.
    • I'm not so good on my pins these days.
  7. Any of the individual connecting elements of a multipole electrical connector.
    • The UK standard connector for domestic mains electricity has three pins.
  8. A piece of jewellery that is attached to clothing with a pin.
  9. (US) 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.
  10. Either a scenario in which moving a lesser piece to escape from attack would expose a more valuable piece to being taken instead, or one where moving a piece is impossible as it would place the king in check.
  11. The flagstick: the flag-bearing pole which marks the location of a hole
  12. The spot at the exact centre of the house (the target area)
    • The shot landed right on the pin.
  13. The spot at the exact centre of the target, originally a literal pin that fastened the target in place.
    • For kings are clouts that euery man ſhoots at, Our Crowne the pin that thouſands ſeeke to cleaue. c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act II, scene iv:
    • the very pin of his heart cleft c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iv]:
  14. (obsolete) A mood, a state of being.
    • he had made the sign of the Cross on his head; for he was then on a merry pin and full of jearing 1653, Henry More, An Antidote against Atheisme, or An Appeal to the Natural Faculties of the Minde of Man, whether There Be Not a God, London: […] Roger Daniel, […], →OCLC:
    • Hee sett Promethius, on a merrye pynn, / Whoe dranke soe devillishly, that there he gott / A terrible heartburninge, […] c. 1631–1633 (first performance), [John Clavell], edited by John Henry Pyle Pafford and W[alter] W[ilson] Greg, The Soddered Citizen (The Malone Society Reprints; 82), London: […] [F]or the Malone Society by John Johnson at the Oxford University Press, published 1936, →OCLC, Act II, scene v, folio 14ᵃ, page 45, lines 1030–1032:
  15. One of a row of pegs in the side of an ancient drinking cup to mark how much each person should drink.
  16. (obsolete) Caligo.
    • Blind with the pin and web c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:
  17. A thing of small value; a trifle.
    • He […] did not care a pin for her. 1712 February 17 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison; Richard Steele et al.], “WEDNESDAY, February 7, 1711–1712”, in The Spectator, number 295; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New Edition, […], volume III, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton & Company, 1853, →OCLC:
  18. A peg in musical instruments for increasing or relaxing the tension of the strings.
  19. A short shaft, sometimes forming a bolt, a part of which serves as a journal.
  20. The tenon of a dovetail joint.
  21. (UK) A size of brewery cask, equal to half a firkin, or eighth of a barrel.
    • Our ground crew were lodged in the main station, but they came to the cottage for a party when operations for the night had been cancelled and we had a new ‘gong’ (decoration) to celebrate. On these occasions we always installed a pin of bitter. 1978, Hugh Verity, chapter 2, in We landed by moonlight, Manchester: Crécy Publishing, →ISBN, page 22=:
  22. (informal) A pinball machine.
    • Attracted by game operation, many invested heavily in pins and rolldowns prior to last spring. 1949, Billboard, volume 61, page 82:
    • I spent most of my time in the arcade playing pins.
  23. A small cylindrical object which blocks the rotation of a pin-tumbler lock when the incorrect key is inserted.
  24. (slang) An injection of PEDs.

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Deriveds

pin drill (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pinprick (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · picket pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · centrepin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · angels dancing on the head of a pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · tiepin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pinworm (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pinstriped (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · breech pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pin-hole (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · multipin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pin oak (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pin lichen (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · rolling pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pinboard (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pintailed (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · gudgeon pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pinsetter (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · safety pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pin-money (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pin setter (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pivot pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · tie pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pin-drop (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pindick (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · kilt pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pincheck (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · so quiet one could hear a pin drop (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pin money (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pin-setter (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pincloth (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pushpin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · on a pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pinmaking (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pin-brained (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · schoolgirl pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pinafore (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pinlike (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pork (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pintuck (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pintail (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · Pinterest (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · spring pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · un-pin-downable (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · bobby pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pin grass (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pin mill (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · hit-a-pin bagatelle (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · candlepin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · put a pin in (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pinholder (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pin-dropping (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · angels-dancing-on-the-head-of-a-pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pinman (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pinout (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · neat as a pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pinup (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pin header (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pinfish (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · hairpin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pinpoint (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · endpin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · five-pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · tenpins (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · hook pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · tholepin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pintle (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pinhold (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · coupling pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · clevis pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pinspotting (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pin-cushion (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pin of shame (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · drawing pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pinhead (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · diaper pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · stickpin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · on pins and needles (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · ninepin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · bitt-pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pinmaker (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · put in the pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · cotter pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pinback (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pinspotter (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · crisping pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pinfall (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pinfire (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · so quiet one can hear a pin drop (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pin-headed (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · yoke-pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · ten-pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pin-pen merger (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pinscreen (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pin setting (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pin-sharp (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pinscape (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · clean as a new pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · lockpin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pinworks (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · kirby pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · tailpin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · crank pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · wrist pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pin curl (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pinboy (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · axlepin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pin-tailed sandgrouse (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pin deck (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pincushion (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · clothes pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · eyepin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pin camera (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pole-pin-strap (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pinless (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pintable (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · seatpin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pin cushion (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · duckpin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · firing pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · micropin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pincase (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · push pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · depin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · Eve's pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pins and needles (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pin seal (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · cute as a pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pull the pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pin bone (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pin-eyed (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pindot (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pinner (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pin-prick (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · minuten pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · bright as a new pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · five-pin bowling (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pinfeather (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · crimping pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pinfinger (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pinhook (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · push-pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pinspot (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · care a pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pinsetting (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · Jesus pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · driftpin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · belaying pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · polypin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pinball (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · neat as a new pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pinwheel (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · kingpin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · rolling-pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · row of pins (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pin-tailed (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · neuropin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pin-up (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · nappy pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pin-point (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pinwale (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · clothespin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · kettle-pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pinheaded (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · taper pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · breastpin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pin bagatelle (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pin-tailed snipe (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · web and pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · scarfpin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · headpin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pin and web (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · hatpin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · escutcheon pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · nosepin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pinhole (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pin-striped (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · ten-pin bowling (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pin-stripe (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pinweed (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · banking pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pinfeathered (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pole-pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pin pool (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pinlay (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · centerpin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · could hear a pin drop (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · crankpin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · panel pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pin-head (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · corking pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · split pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · hair pin (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pinstripe (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pin squat (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · pin-pricked (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · one could hear a pin drop (Terms derived from pin (noun)) · so quiet you can hear a pin drop (Terms derived from pin (noun))

Descendants

pins · pin · pins · pin · pin · പിൻ · pini

Hyponyms

relative pin · breastpin (jewellery fastened with a pin) · absolute pin · partial pin

Relateds

needle

Synonyms

peg (cylinder of wood or metal) · lapel pin · brooch (jewellery fastened with a pin) · nail (small nail) · skittle · badge · tack (small nail)

Translations (247)

sh štift (cylinder of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts) · pl styk (electricity: any of the individual connecting elements of a multi-pole electrical connector) · tr labut (slender object specially designed for use in bowling) · cmn 別針 /别针 (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · sh pribadača (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · he פִּין (engineering: short shaft) · eo keglo (slender object specially designed for use in bowling) · mww koob (cylinder of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts) · izh bulafka (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · es pin (slender object specially designed for use in bowling) · el καρφίτσα (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · ja ピン (in chess) · ota وتد (cylinder of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts) · nl pin (US: accessory attached with a pin; lapel pin) · it spillo (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · nrf êpîle (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · ko(cylinder of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts) · sv skruv (peg in musical instrument) · fi tappi (peg in musical instrument) · bg шплент (engineering: short shaft) · ja ピン (slender object specially designed for use in bowling) · sh штифт (cylinder of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts) · it spilla (US: accessory attached with a pin; lapel pin) · el καρφίτσα (small nail) · fi tappi (cylinder of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts) · ko(needle without an eye, used for fastening) · la acus (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · ca bitlla (slender object specially designed for use in bowling) · bg щифт (cylinder of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts) · th เข็ม (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · fi tolppa (informal: leg) · nl speldje (US: accessory attached with a pin; lapel pin) · ro pin (electricity: any of the individual connecting elements of a multi-pole electrical connector) · bg крак (informal: leg) · fr patte (informal: leg) · no knappenål (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · mfe zepeng (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · fi pinssi (US: accessory attached with a pin; lapel pin) · it birillo (slender object specially designed for use in bowling) · sh чиода (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · ro contact-pin (electricity: any of the individual connecting elements of a multi-pole electrical connector) · sh пин (electricity: any of the individual connecting elements of a multi-pole electrical connector) · cy pin (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · it spilletta (US: accessory attached with a pin; lapel pin) · da knappenål (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · tr lobut (slender object specially designed for use in bowling) · de Heftzwecke (small nail) · ga biorán (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · ja ピン (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · tl bulilyo (slender object specially designed for use in bowling) · lt kėglis (slender object specially designed for use in bowling) · hy գնդասեղ (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · chr ᎠᎧᏁᏍᏗ (US: accessory attached with a pin; lapel pin) · gu પિન (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · sh иглица (electricity: any of the individual connecting elements of a multi-pole electrical connector) · es alfiler (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · hu(needle without an eye, used for fastening) · mt labra (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · be шпі́лька (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · ko(in chess) · ar دَبُّوس (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · sh kegla (slender object specially designed for use in bowling) · nl penning (in chess) · fi tuuli (mood, a state of being) · de Pin (US: accessory attached with a pin; lapel pin) · it inchiodatura (in chess) · es birla (slender object specially designed for use in bowling) · lo ເຂັມ (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · es clavado (in chess) · ja 端子 (electricity: any of the individual connecting elements of a multi-pole electrical connector) · pt tacha (small nail) · lt segtukas (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · ru штифт (cylinder of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts) · te పావు (in chess) · fa آچمز (in chess) · haw kui pine (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · fr broche (US: accessory attached with a pin; lapel pin) · gl pinza (in chess) · sh čavlić (small nail) · mk шпена́дла (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · de Bolzen (cylinder of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts) · fr quille (slender object specially designed for use in bowling) · fi jalka (electricity: any of the individual connecting elements of a multi-pole electrical connector) · ru но́жка (informal: leg) · es insignia (US: accessory attached with a pin; lapel pin) · sv stift (electricity: any of the individual connecting elements of a multi-pole electrical connector) · fi sokka (cylinder of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts) · mk брош (US: accessory attached with a pin; lapel pin) · sh ексерчић (small nail) · fi keila (slender object specially designed for use in bowling) · ca pin (US: accessory attached with a pin; lapel pin) · de Anstecker (US: accessory attached with a pin; lapel pin) · hu gombostű (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · af speld (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · bg карфи́ца (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · gd fiacaill (electricity: any of the individual connecting elements of a multi-pole electrical connector) · mk топуска (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · ru була́вка (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · fi viritystappi (peg in musical instrument) · ota چیوی (cylinder of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts) · ru клин (in chess) · sh прибадача (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · pt crachá (US: accessory attached with a pin; lapel pin) · eo pinglo (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · de Fesselung (in chess) · mww koob (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · gl tenaces (in chess) · ru шпи́лька (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · cs kuželka (slender object specially designed for use in bowling) · he פִּין (slender object specially designed for use in bowling) · tl aspili (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · bg значка (US: accessory attached with a pin; lapel pin) · is keila (slender object specially designed for use in bowling) · pt pino (cylinder of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts) · az sancaq (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · fr épinglette (US: accessory attached with a pin; lapel pin) · es pin (electricity: any of the individual connecting elements of a multi-pole electrical connector) · uk шпи́лька (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · sv knappnål (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · he נִצְרָה (cylinder of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts) · fi tappi (tenon of a dovetail joint) · he פִּין (electricity: any of the individual connecting elements of a multi-pole electrical connector) · ru брошь (US: accessory attached with a pin; lapel pin) · fi kiinnitys (in chess) · ja(needle without an eye, used for fastening) · sv kägla (slender object specially designed for use in bowling) · ko(small nail) · ca clavilla (peg in musical instrument) · fr pin's (US: accessory attached with a pin; lapel pin) · mn сүлбээр зүү (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · fi koipi (informal: leg) · tr kuka (slender object specially designed for use in bowling) · twf phìstuléna (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · nl speld (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · ja(cylinder of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts) · es clavada (in chess) · es pasador (cylinder of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts) · ru ке́гля (slender object specially designed for use in bowling) · oc espilla (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · vo flegedastafül (cylinder of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts) · rif tisiyneft (small nail) · ka ქინძისთავი (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · sq gjilpërë me kokë (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · fi nänni (curling: spot at the exact centre of the house) · fi selätys (wrestling: certain victory condition) · be була́ўка (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · gd dealg (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · ca pern (engineering: short shaft) · de Stift (cylinder of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts) · pl zawleczka (cylinder of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts) · bg краче (electricity: any of the individual connecting elements of a multi-pole electrical connector) · is títuprjónn (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · nap spingula (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · sh klin (in chess) · fa سنجاق (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · sh iglica (electricity: any of the individual connecting elements of a multi-pole electrical connector) · sh кегла (slender object specially designed for use in bowling) · ca agulla de cap (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · fi rahtu (thing of small value; a trifle) · km ម្ជុល (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · arz دبوس (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · ota ایكنه (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · tr karfiçe (small nail) · fi ottinki (brewing: eighth of a barrel) · sh клин (in chess) · et nööpnõel (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · pt cravada (in chess) · fr goupille (cylinder of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts) · my ပင်အပ် (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · it pin (US: accessory attached with a pin; lapel pin) · sh ekserčić (small nail) · pt pino (electricity: any of the individual connecting elements of a multi-pole electrical connector) · te గుండుసూది (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · gl golfón (cylinder of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts) · de Anstecknadel (US: accessory attached with a pin; lapel pin) · de Pin (electricity: any of the individual connecting elements of a multi-pole electrical connector) · sv stämskruv (peg in musical instrument) · sh čioda (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · es tranquilla (cylinder of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts) · pl szpilka (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · ckb دەمبوس (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · ru бро́шка (US: accessory attached with a pin; lapel pin) · lv tapa (cylinder of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts) · mi pine (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · ru коло́к (peg in musical instrument) · ko(slender object specially designed for use in bowling) · ja バッジ (US: accessory attached with a pin; lapel pin) · de Kegel (slender object specially designed for use in bowling) · de Stecknadel (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · ms cemat (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · sh pin (electricity: any of the individual connecting elements of a multi-pole electrical connector) · es pin (US: accessory attached with a pin; lapel pin) · hi पिन (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · he סיכה \ סִכָּה (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · vi ghim (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · fi pinni (electricity: any of the individual connecting elements of a multi-pole electrical connector) · uk була́вка (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · th เข็มหมุด (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · ja(small nail) · mk шајка (small nail) · mk кегла (slender object specially designed for use in bowling) · hy քորոց (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · sh čivija (cylinder of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts) · br spilhenn (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · id jarum pentol (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · pl związanie (in chess) · fi listanaula (small nail) · ru ца́пфа (electricity: any of the individual connecting elements of a multi-pole electrical connector) · ota ابره (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · vi đinh ghim (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · sh чивија (cylinder of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts) · mww koob (small nail) · ta குண்டூசி (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · pl kręgiel (slender object specially designed for use in bowling) · mk чивија (cylinder of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts) · ota قارفیچه (small nail) · gl pin (US: accessory attached with a pin; lapel pin) · de Reißnagel (small nail) · cs špendlík (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · tl aspile (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · bg кегла (slender object specially designed for use in bowling) · nl pin (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · fi nuppineula (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · af naald (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · fi kara (engineering: short shaft) · es conector (electricity: any of the individual connecting elements of a multi-pole electrical connector) · vi ki (slender object specially designed for use in bowling) · pt pino (slender object specially designed for use in bowling) · ota سوزن (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · fi piikki (electricity: any of the individual connecting elements of a multi-pole electrical connector) · fr clouage (in chess) · de Nadel (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · ru штырь (electricity: any of the individual connecting elements of a multi-pole electrical connector) · es bolo (slender object specially designed for use in bowling) · bg щифт (small nail) · ro ac cu gămălie (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · lv kniepadata (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · pdt Spald (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · pt pin (US: accessory attached with a pin; lapel pin) · yi שפּילקע (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · bg топли́йка (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · fr épingle (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · ja ピン (small nail) · ro bold (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · es aguja (needle without an eye, used for fastening) · ja ピン (cylinder of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts) · pt alfinete (needle without an eye, used for fastening)

Source: en.wiktionary, “pin” (noun), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

pin en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • [ˈpʰɪn] (Australia, Canada, Ireland, UK, US)
  • /pɪn/ (Australia, Canada, Ireland, UK, US)
  • (Canada) audio
  • (US) audio
  • /pən/ (New-Zealand)
  • [ˈpʰən] (New-Zealand)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *pinnaz Proto-West Germanic *pinn Old English pinn Middle English pinne English pin From Middle English pinne, from Old English pinn (“pin, peg, bolt”), from Proto-Germanic *pinnaz, *pinnō, *pint- (“protruding point, peak, peg, pin, nail”), from Proto-Indo-European *bend- (“protruding object, pointed peg, nail, edge”). Related to pen (“enclosure”). Cognate with Dutch pin (“peg, pin”), Low German pin, pinne (“pin, point, nail, peg”), German Pinn, Pinne (“pin, tack, peg”), Bavarian Pfonzer, Pfunzer (“sharpened point”), Danish pind (“pin, pointed stick”), Norwegian pinn (“stick”), Swedish pinne (“peg, rod, stick”), Icelandic pinni (“pin”). More at pintle. No relation to classical Latin pinna (“fin, flipper, wing-like appendage, wing, feather”), which was extended to mean "ridge, peak, point" (compare pinnacle), and often confused with Latin penna (“wing, feather”). More at feather and pen (Etymology 3).

Meanings

  1. (followed by a preposition such as "to" or "on", often) To fasten or attach (something) with a pin.
  2. (qualifier:usually passive voice) To cause (a piece) to be in a pin.
  3. To pin down (someone).
    • He pinned his opponent on the mat.
  4. To enclose; to confine; to pen; to pound.
  5. (transitive) To attach (an icon, application, message etc.) to another item so that it persists.
    • to pin a folder to the taskbar
  6. (transitive) To fix (an array in memory, a security certificate, etc.) so that it cannot be modified.
    • […] you can use the GCHandle class mentioned earlier to pin a heap block until you explicitly unpin it. 2012, Ian Griffiths, Programming C# 5.0, page 244:
    • When marshaling data, the interop marshaler can copy or pin the data being marshaled.
  7. (transitive) To cause an analog gauge to reach the stop pin at the high end of the range.
    • Now I need to pin those needles. 1979, Al Greenwood, Lou Gramm, “Rev on the Red Line”, in Head Games:
  8. (ambitransitive, slang) To inject for performance enhancement.
  9. To move a piece onto a blot, preventing the piece from further movement.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
pinning Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
pinned Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
pinned Tense=Past lexicographic
pins Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Antonyms

unpin · unpin

Deriveds

pin back · unpinnable · pin a rose on your nose · pin down · repin · pin one's hopes on · pin the tail on the donkey · pin one's ears back · pin up · pinnee · underpin · pin in · pin back one's ears · mispin · pin on · pinnable · pin the meter

Synonyms

peg

Translations (38)

ca fixat (to fasten/attach with a pin) · mi karatiti (to fasten/attach with a pin) · es fijar (to fasten/attach with a pin) · tr pinlemek (to fasten/attach with a pin) · pl przyszpilić (to fasten/attach with a pin) · fr clouer (in chess) · es sujetar con (to fasten/attach with a pin) · tr sabitlemek (to fasten/attach with a pin) · ota ایكنهلمك (to fasten/attach with a pin) · mi makatiti (to fasten/attach with a pin) · es clavar (in chess) · es prender (to fasten/attach with a pin) · ja 留める (to fasten/attach with a pin) · vi ghim (to fasten/attach with a pin) · sat ᱨᱳᱜ (to fasten/attach with a pin) · nl vastpinnen (to fasten/attach with a pin) · it affibbiare (to fasten/attach with a pin) · it inchiodare (in chess) · is næla (to fasten/attach with a pin) · es clavar (to fasten/attach with a pin) · pt alfinetar (to fasten/attach with a pin) · es pegar (to fasten/attach with a pin) · fr épingler (to fasten/attach with a pin) · fi kiinnittää (in chess) · pl przyszpilać (to fasten/attach with a pin) · ca clavat (to fasten/attach with a pin) · bg забождам (to fasten/attach with a pin) · it fissare (con uno spillo) (to fasten/attach with a pin) · tr iliştirmek (to fasten/attach with a pin) · vi ghim (in chess) · it inchiodare (to fasten/attach with a pin) · it appuntare (to fasten/attach with a pin) · az sancaqlamaq (to fasten/attach with a pin) · fi kiinnittää (to fasten/attach with a pin) · tr tutturmak (to fasten/attach with a pin) · mi taratiti (to fasten/attach with a pin) · it pinnare (to fasten/attach with a pin) · it spillare (to fasten/attach with a pin)

Source: en.wiktionary, “pin” (verb), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

pin en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • [ˈpʰɪn] (Australia, Canada, Ireland, UK, US)
  • /pɪn/ (Australia, Canada, Ireland, UK, US)
  • (Canada) audio
  • (US) audio
  • /pən/ (New-Zealand)
  • [ˈpʰən] (New-Zealand)

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of peen.
    alt of peen

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
pins Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
pinned Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
pinned Tense=Past lexicographic
pinning Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
Source: en.wiktionary, “pin” (verb), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

pin en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • [ˈpʰɪn] (Australia, Canada, Ireland, UK, US)
  • /pɪn/ (Australia, Canada, Ireland, UK, US)
  • (Canada) audio
  • (US) audio
  • /pən/ (New-Zealand)
  • [ˈpʰən] (New-Zealand)

Meanings

  1. A cataract of the eye.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
pins Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

pin and web · web and pin · pannus