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

pinned adj : fastened with a pin or staple; "the stapled papers" [syn: stapled]

pinned See pin
220 catflap.bishopston.net dictd 1.11.2/rf on FreeBSD 8.1-STABLE <142321.32316.1287978621@catflap.bishopston.net> 220 catflap.bishopston.net dictd 1.11.2/rf on FreeBSD 8.1-STABLE <142322.32317.1287978621@catflap.bishopston.net>

See more meaning on Pinned...

• Pinned down: "Pinned down" is a common military term for a unit that is currently being ... htm+%2B%22pinned+down%22+%2B%22suppressed+by+enemy+fire%22&hl ...

• Man hits a tree, gets pinned in car
  A man has suffered serious injuries after hitting a tree and being pinned in his car Sunday morning. Read more on this news related to 'Pinned'
• Woman pinned in her bed by fallen tree
  Despite being pinned, she was still able to call 9-1-1 for help. Read more on this news related to 'Pinned'
• Phoenix firefighter killed, pinned between emergency vehicles
  PHOENIX -- A Phoenix firefighter has died after being pinned between two emergency vehicles while responding to a fire. According to officials, Bradley Harper, 23, got caught between an ambulance and a fire truck as the two were trying to pass each other on a narrow road. The crews were responding to a mulch fire at a business in southwest Phoenix at 39th Ave. and Read more on this news related to 'Pinned'