Noun pinning has 1 sense
- pinning - a mutual promise of a couple not to date anyone else; on college campuses it was once signaled by the giving of a fraternity pin
--1 is a kind of promise
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Verb pin has 4 senses
- trap, pin, immobilize, immobilise - to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree"
Sample sentence:
The fighter managed to pin his opponent
- pin - attach or fasten with pins
--2 is one way to fasten, fix, secure
Antonyms: unpin
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something PP
- pin - pierce with a pin; "pin down the butterfly"
--3 is one way to transfix, impale, empale, spike
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- pin - immobilize a piece
--4 is one way to attack, aggress
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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