pin

noun

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Derivations pins

Derivations ピン

Compounds

In compounds

Forms

  • singular : pin
  • plural : pins

Senses

  • ornament with a pointed wire or shaft for securing it to clothing or another accessory
  • fastening device
  • in amateur wrestling
  • in chess, a situation brought on by an attacking piece in which a defending piece cannot move without exposing a more valuable defending piece on its other side to capture by the attacking piece

pin

verb

Compounds

In compounds

Forms

  • simple present : pin
  • simple present, singular, third person : pins
  • simple past : pinned
  • present participle : pinning
  • past participle : pinned

Senses

  • join together with a pin