pin : Idioms & Phrases

• (Horol.), a pin against which a lever strikes, to limit its motion.

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• noun a wood or metal bar to which a rope can be secured (as on a ship or in mountain climbing)
  

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Be*lay"ing pin`

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1. (Naut.) A strong pin in the side of a vessel, or by the mast, round which ropes are wound when they are fastened or belayed.

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• noun a pin through the bitthead to keep the mooring lines from slipping off
  

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• noun a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place
  hairgrip; grip.
  
  • in Britain they call a bobby pin a grip

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• noun a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in triangular groups of ten as the target
  pin.
  

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Breech" pin`, Breech" screw` (Also<

• Breech pin
• Breech screw

)

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1. A strong iron or steel plug screwed into the breech of a musket or other firearm, to close the bottom of the bore.

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• noun wood or plastic fastener; for holding clothes on a clothesline
  clothes peg; clothespin.
  

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Cork"ing pin`

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1. A pin of a large size, formerly used attaching a woman's headdress to a cork mold. Obs. Swift.

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• noun a cotter consisting of a split pin that is secured (after passing through a hole) by splitting the ends apart
  

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• a pin or bolt used in coupling or joining together railroad cars, etc.

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• (Mach.), the cylindrical piece which forms the handle, or to which the connecting rod is attached, at the end of a crank, or between the arms of a double crank.

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• an instrument for crimping or puckering the border of a lady's cap.

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• the simplest form of crisping iron. Is. iii. 22.

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• (Horology), the pins on the regulator which restrain the hairspring.

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• noun a fastener that is inserted into holes in two adjacent pieces and holds them together
  joggle; dowel.
  

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• a dowel. See Dowel, n., (1).

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• noun a tack for attaching papers to a bulletin board or drawing board
  thumbtack; pushpin.
  

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• the pin in a lock which enters the hollow stem of the key.

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• noun striker that ignites the charge by striking the primer
  

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• noun pin joining a piston to a connecting rod
  gudgeon pin.
  

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• ninepins; skittles. Obs. Shelton.

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• noun small to medium deciduous oak of east central North America; leaves have sharply pointed lobes
  jack oak; Quercus ellipsoidalis.
  

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• noun part of the sirloin between the flat bone and the porterhouse
  

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• noun small shrubby North American wild cherry with small bright red acid fruit
  Prunus pensylvanica.
  

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• noun European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage
  filaria; alfileria; pin clover; clocks; redstem storksbill; Erodium cicutarium; alfilaria; filaree.
  

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• noun a curl of hair made by dampening a strand of hair and curling it and holding the curl with a clip or bobby pin
  

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• verb define clearly
  nail down; narrow down; narrow; specify; peg down.
  
  • I cannot narrow down the rules for this game
• verb place in a confining or embarrassing position
  trap.
  
  • He was trapped in a difficult situation
• verb attach with or as if with a pin
  pin down.
  
  • pin up a picture

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• (Mech.), a drill with a central pin or projection to enter a hole, for enlarging the hole, or for sinking a recess for the head of a bolt, etc.; a counterbore.

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• noun European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage
  filaria; alfileria; pin clover; clocks; redstem storksbill; Erodium cicutarium; alfilaria; filaree.
  

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• . (Bot.) See Alfilaria.

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• a small hole made by a pin; hence, any very small aperture or perforation.

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• a lock having a cylindrical bolt; a lock in which pins, arranged by the key, are used instead of tumblers.

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• noun cash for day-to-day spending on incidental expenses
  spending money; pocket money.
  

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• an allowance of money, as that made by a husband to his wife, for private and personal expenditure.

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• noun a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts
  personal identification number; PIN.
  

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• noun fast-growing medium to large pyramidal deciduous tree of northeastern United States and southeastern Canada having deeply pinnatifid leaves that turn bright red in autumn; thrives in damp soil
  swamp oak; Quercus palustris.
  
• noun large nearly semi-evergreen oak of southeastern United States; thrives in damp soil
  Quercus laurifolia; laurel oak.
  

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• (Naut.), a rail, usually within the bulwarks, to hold belaying pins. Sometimes applied to the fife rail. Called also pin rack.

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• noun game equipment on which pinball is played
  pinball machine.
  
  • in Britain they call a pinball machine a pin table

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• noun 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
  pin.
  

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• verb attach with or as if with a pin
  pin down.
  
  • pin up a picture

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• . (a) A contrate wheel in which the cogs are cylindrical pins . (b) (Fireworks) A small coil which revolves on a common pin and makes a wheel of yellow or colored fire.

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• noun a wrench that has a projecting pin that fits into a socket on the object to be turned
  

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Pin"-eyed` adjective

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1. (Bot.) Having the stigma visible at the throad of a gamopetalous corolla, while the stamens are concealed in the tube; -- said of dimorphous flowers. The opposite of thrum-eyed.

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Pin"-tailed` adjective

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1. (Zoöl.) Having a tapered tail, with the middle feathers longest; -- said of birds.

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• noun long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathers
  pintail; Anas acuta.
  

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• noun sandgrouse of Europe and Africa having elongated middle tail feathers
  pin-tailed grouse; Pterocles alchata.
  

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• noun sandgrouse of Europe and Africa having elongated middle tail feathers
  pin-tailed grouse; Pterocles alchata.
  

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• noun a very pretty girl who works as a photographer's model
  cover girl; lovely.
  

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• noun a sharp tingling sensation from lack of circulation
  

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• noun utensil consisting of a cylinder (usually of wood) with a handle at each end; used to roll out dough
  

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Roll"ing-pin` noun

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1. A cylindrical piece of wood or other material, with which paste or dough may be rolled out and reduced to a proper thickness.

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• noun a pin in the form of a clasp; has a guard so the point of the pin will not stick the user
  

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• a pin made in the form of a clasp, with a guard covering its point so that it will not prick the wearer.

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• noun small pin usually worn in groups of two or more
  

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• noun a bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in England) skittles
  skittle; ninepin.
  

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• (Mach.), a pin with one end split so that it may be spread open to secure it in its place.

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• (Locomotive Engines), an iron rod fitted between the springs and the axle boxes, to sustain and regulate the pressure on the axles.

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• noun pin consisting of a short straight stiff piece of wire with a pointed end; used to fasten pieces of cloth or paper together
  

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• noun bolt that provides a steering joint in a motor vehicle
  kingbolt; kingpin.
  

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• (Naut.), belaying pins; also called jack pins.

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• . Same as Thole.

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• to be, or make, dependent upon.

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• to depend upon; to trust to.

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• (Piano Manuf.), one of the pins around which the ends of the wires are wound in a piano. Knight.

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• noun pin joining a piston to a connecting rod
  gudgeon pin.
  

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