pin
verb/pɪn/
/pɪn/
Verb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they pin | /pɪn/ /pɪn/ |
| he / she / it pins | /pɪnz/ /pɪnz/ |
| past simple pinned | /pɪnd/ /pɪnd/ |
| past participle pinned | /pɪnd/ /pɪnd/ |
| -ing form pinning | /ˈpɪnɪŋ/ /ˈpɪnɪŋ/ |
- pin something + adv./prep. to attach something onto another thing or fasten things together with a pin, etc.
- She pinned the badge onto her jacket.
- A message had been pinned to the noticeboard.
- Pin all the pieces of material together.
- She always wears her hair pinned back.
- I am trying to pin up the hem of this dress.
Extra Examples- Maps were pinned to the walls.
- She carefully pinned the two pieces of cloth together.
- The poster had been pinned onto a large board.
- pictures pinned up on the walls
- Her hair was pinned up loosely.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- neatly
- firmly
- …
- onto
- to
- pin something in place
- pin somebody/something + adv./prep. to make somebody unable to move by holding them or pressing them against something
- They pinned him against a wall and stole his wallet.
- Her arms were pinned behind her back.
- They found him pinned under the wreckage of the car.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- helplessly
- down
- against
- behind
- to
- …
fasten/join
prevent movement
Word Originlate Old English pinn, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch pin ‘pin, peg’, from Latin pinna ‘point, tip, edge’.
Idioms
See pin in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee pin in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishpin (all) your hopes on somebody/something
(also pin your faith on somebody/something)
- to rely on somebody/something completely for success or help
- The company is pinning its hopes on the new project.
Extra ExamplesTopics Successc2- She did not pin much faith on their chances of success.
- He pinned all his hopes on getting that job.
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