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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

pin on en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (US, transitive) To place the blame for (something) on (someone), especially unjustly.
    • The police pinned the theft on my brother.
    • "Righto! However, if you have some neat little scheme to pin the murder on me, I'd advise you to abandon it. If I hadn't had water-tight alibis, all along the line—" / "Keep your water-tight alibis in a dry place till you need them," Sam advised. 1928, Kay Cleaver Strahan, The Desert Moon Mystery, page 189:

Forms

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