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English
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Etymology
Old English pinn, from Germanic *penn-, borrowed from classical Latin penna �feather, wing�. Cognate with Dutch #Dutch|pin, German Pinne, Norwegian pinn �knitting-needle�.

Pronunciation
AHD|pĭn, IPA|/pɪn/, SAMPA|/pIn/
audio|En-ca-pin.ogg|Audio (CA)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪn|-ɪn

Noun
en-noun

1. A small device, made (usually) 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.
4. A slender object specially designed for use in a specific game or sport, such as skittles or bowling.
5. (in plural pins; informal) A leg.

#:I'm not so good on my pins these days

1. Any of the individual connecting elements of a multi-pole electrical connector.

#:The UK standard connector for domestic mains electricity is has three pins.

1. A piece of jewellery that is attached to clothing with a pin.
2. US A simple accessory that can be attached to clothing with a pin or fastener, often round and bearing a design, logo or message, and used for decoration, identification or to show political affiliation, etc.
3. chess A scenario in which the movement of a lesser piece that is under attack and moves away would reveal a more valuable piece.
4. curling The spot at the exact centre of the house (the target area)

#:The shot landed right on the pin.

Synonyms
i-c|small nail nail, tack
i-c|cylinder of wood or metal peg
i-c|games skittle
i-c|jewellery fastened with a pin brooch
i-c|accessory badge

Derived terms
top2
belaying pin
clothespin, clothes pin
drawing pin
gudgeon pin
pincushion
pinhead
mid2
pinhole
pinner
pinprick
pins and needles
pintle
pin-up, pinup
safety pin

Translations

trans-top|small needle with no eye
Arabic: Arab|دب�س IPAchar|(dabūs) m
Chinese: �� (biézh�n)
Czech: špendlík m
Dutch: pin f
Finnish: neula, pinni, nuppineula, piikki
French: épingle f
German: Stecknadel f
Hungarian: tű
Italian: spillo m
Japanese: �� (pin)
trans-mid
Korean: � (pin)
Kurdish: KUchar|د���ب�س
Maori: pine
Portuguese: alfinete m
Polish: szpilka f
Russian: t|ru|б�лавка|f|tr=bulávka
Spanish: alfiler m
Swedish: knappnål c
Telugu: ���డ�స�ది (guMDusoodi)
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trans-top|small nail
Finnish: nasta
trans-mid
Portuguese: tacha f
trans-bottom

trans-top|cylinder of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts
Finnish: tappi
trans-mid
Portuguese: pino m
German: Stift m, Bolzen m
Russian: t|ru|��и��|m|tr=štift
trans-bottom

trans-top|wooden skittle used in bowling
Finnish: keila
trans-mid
Russian: t|ru|кегл�|f|tr=k'égl'a
trans-bottom

informal: leg
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mid

trans-top|any of the individual connecting elements of a multi-pole electrical connector
trans-mid
trans-bottom

jewellery attached with a pin
See brooch

trans-top|US: accessory attached with a pin
French: pin's m, épinglette f, broche f
Italian: spilla f
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|in chess
French: clouage m
German: Fesselung f
Italian: inchiodatura f
trans-mid
Spanish: clavado m, clavada f
Telugu: పావ� (paavu)
trans-bottom

Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Catalan: agulla de cap f
ttbc|Interlingua: spinula
ttbc|Japanese: �� (pin)
ttbc|Welsh: pìn

Verb
en-verb|pins|pinning|pinned

1. (often followed by a preposition such as to or on) To fasten or attach (something) with a pin.

<!--this is "pin on"# to attribute blame
#: ...you can't pin that robbery on me!-->

1. (chess; usually in the passive) To cause (a piece) to be in a pin.

Translations

trans-top|fasten/attach with a pin
Dutch: vastpinnen
trans-mid
French: épingler
trans-bottom

trans-top|in chess
Italian: inchiodare
trans-mid
Spanish: clavar
trans-bottom

Derived terms
pin down
pin in
pin on
pin the tail on the donkey
pin up<!--verb-->
underpin

Category:1000 English basic words

Dutch

Pronunciation
IPA: /pɪn/

Noun
pin m

1. peg, pin

French

Etymology
Latin pinus.

Pronunciation
IPA|/p��/

Homophones
pain#French|pain

Noun
fr-noun|m

1. pine, pine tree

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Mandarin

Pinyin syllable
pin

1. A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of four tones, pīn, pín, p�n or pìn.

Usage notes
English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Category:Mandarin pinyin

Romanian

Noun
pin m

1. pine

Category:Romanian nouns

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• 2007-12-03 19:09 - BD2412 - see [[pîn]]

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