Dictionary entry details
• PIN (noun)
Meaning:
A piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pin" is a kind of...):
jewellery; jewelry (an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pin"):
scarfpin; tie tack; tiepin (a pin used to hold the tie in place)
stickpin (a decorative pin that is worn in a necktie)
scatter pin (small pin usually worn in groups of two or more)
breastpin; broach; brooch (a decorative pin worn by women)
Meaning:
When a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
pin; fall
Hypernyms ("pin" is a kind of...):
triumph; victory (a successful ending of a struggle or contest)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pin"):
takedown ((amateur wrestling) being brought to the mat from a standing position)
Holonyms ("pin" is a part of...):
wrestling match (a match between wrestlers)
Meaning:
Small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
peg; pin
Hypernyms ("pin" is a kind of...):
mark; marker; marking (a distinguishing symbol)
Meaning:
A number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
personal identification number; PIN number; PIN
Hypernyms ("PIN" is a kind of...):
identification number; number (a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification)
Meaning:
Informal terms of the leg
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
peg; stick; pin
Context example:
fever left him weak on his sticks
Hypernyms ("pin" is a kind of...):
leg (a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle)
Meaning:
Axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
pivot; pin
Hypernyms ("pin" is a kind of...):
axis; axis of rotation (the center around which something rotates)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pin"):
fulcrum (the pivot about which a lever turns)
pintle (a pin or bolt forming the pivot of a hinge)
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pin" is a kind of...):
tumbler (a movable obstruction in a lock that must be adjusted to a given position (as by a key) before the bolt can be thrown)
Holonyms ("pin" is a part of...):
cylinder lock (a lock in which a cylinder rotates to move a bolt; tumblers are pins; inserting the key lifts and aligns the pins to free the cylinder to rotate)
Meaning:
Flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
flag; pin
Hypernyms ("pin" is a kind of...):
golf equipment (sports equipment used in playing golf)
Meaning:
A small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pin" is a kind of...):
fastener; fastening; fixing; holdfast (restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place)
Meronyms (parts of "pin"):
head (a projection out from one end)
pinhead (the head of a pin)
point (sharp end)
shank; stem (cylinder forming a long narrow part of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pin"):
gudgeon pin; wrist pin (pin joining a piston to a connecting rod)
straight pin (pin consisting of a short straight stiff piece of wire with a pointed end; used to fasten pieces of cloth or paper together)
skewer (a long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted)
safety pin (a pin in the form of a clasp; has a guard so the point of the pin will not stick the user)
rivet (heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together)
nog; peg (a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface)
linchpin; lynchpin (pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on)
hatpin (a long sturdy pin used by women to secure a hat to their hair)
hairpin (a double pronged pin used to hold women's hair in place)
bitt pin (a pin through the bitthead to keep the mooring lines from slipping off)
barrette (a pin for holding women's hair in place)
Meaning:
A holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
oarlock; rowlock; thole; tholepin; peg; pin
Hypernyms ("pin" is a kind of...):
holder (a holding device)
Holonyms ("pin" is a part of...):
dinghy; dory; rowboat (a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled)
Meaning:
A club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in triangular groups of ten as the target
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
bowling pin; pin
Hypernyms ("pin" is a kind of...):
bowling equipment (equipment used in bowling)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pin"):
candlepin (a bowling pin that is thin by comparison with a tenpin)
duckpin (a bowling pin that is short and squat by comparison with a tenpin)
headpin; kingpin (the front bowling pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins)
ninepin; skittle; skittle pin (a bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in England) skittles)
tenpin (one of the bottle-shaped pins used in bowling)
• PIN (verb)
Meaning:
To hold fast or prevent from moving
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
pin; immobilise; immobilize; trap
Context example:
The child was pinned under the fallen tree
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
The fighter managed to pin his opponent
Meaning:
Attach or fasten with pins
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "pin" is one way to...):
fasten; fix; secure (cause to be firmly attached)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something PP
Antonym:
unpin (remove the pins from; unfasten the pins of)
Meaning:
Pierce with a pin
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
pin down the butterfly
Hypernyms (to "pin" is one way to...):
empale; impale; spike; transfix (pierce with a sharp stake or point)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pin"):
skewer; spit (drive a skewer through)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Immobilize a piece
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "pin" is one way to...):
aggress; attack (take the initiative and go on the offensive)
Domain category:
chess; chess game (a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
