PIN
/pɪn/
5
Scrabble
7
WWF
P(3) I(1) N(1)
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Definition
/pɪn/
noun
- 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.
- A small nail with a head and a sharp point.
- A cylinder 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.”
verb
- (often followed by a preposition such as "to" or "on") To fasten or attach (something) with a pin.
- (usually in the passive) To cause (a piece) to be in a pin.
- To pin down (someone).
Source: Wiktionary
