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pins

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/pɪnz/ English

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verb

  1. To shape metal by striking it, especially with a peen.

noun

  1. 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.
  2. A small nail with a head and a sharp point.
  3. 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.”
  4. The victory condition of holding the opponent's shoulders on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time.

verb

  1. (often followed by a preposition such as "to" or "on") To fasten or attach (something) with a pin.
  2. (usually in the passive) To cause (a piece) to be in a pin.
  3. To pin down (someone).
  4. To enclose; to confine; to pen; to pound.

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