pin

Noun

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

• a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing

• a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things

• flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green

• 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

• axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns

• informal terms for the leg
  • fever left him weak on his sticks
    

• a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts

• small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.

• when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat

• a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment

Verb

• immobilize a piece

• pierce with a pin
  • pin down the butterfly
    

• attach or fasten with pins or as if with pins
  • pin the needle to the shirt. pin the blame on the innocent man
    

• to hold fast or prevent from moving
  • The child was pinned under the fallen tree
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  bowling pin , peg , thole , tholepin , rowlock , oarlock , flag , pin tumbler , pivot , stick , personal identification number , PIN , PIN number , fall , trap , immobilize , immobilise