pin
A small thin piece of metal with a sharp end used to hold things together.
A small, slender piece of metal or similar material with a sharp point, used to fasten, attach, or hold things in place.
To fix something in place with a pin.
To attach, fix, or hold something in place using a pin or similar object.
A secret number used to use your bank card or phone.
A secret numerical code used to verify a person's identity, especially for bank cards and electronic devices.
To keep someone or something from moving by holding it strongly.
To press or hold someone or something so they cannot move, often using force or weight.
An object you try to hit and knock down in bowling.
A narrow, upright object in games like bowling that players try to knock down with a ball.
- Base: pin
- Plural: pins
- Base: pin
- 3rd Person Singular: pins
- Present Participle: pinning
- Past: pinned
- Irregular present participle: pinning Verb
- Irregular past: pinned Verb
like a pin drop
1extremely quiet situation
Very quiet, so you could hear even a tiny sound like a pin falling.
- It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
- After he left, there was silence like a pin drop.
pin down
1force physically or get definite answer
To make someone stay in one place, or to make them give a clear answer.
- The reporter tried to pin down the politician on his tax policy.
- Firefighters pinned down the flames before they could spread further.
pin someone’s ears back
1scold or defeat decisively
To tell someone off strongly, or beat them easily in competition.
- The coach really pinned his ears back after the mistake.
- Our team pinned their ears back and won 5–0.
pin up
1attach something using pins to surface
To put something on a wall or board by using pins.
- She pinned up her favorite posters in her bedroom.
- Please pin up this notice on the bulletin board.
pin your hopes on
1rely on something for success
To depend on something to succeed or be happy.
- She's pinning her hopes on getting that scholarship.
- Don't pin all your hopes on one job application.