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noun

ˈpin How to pronounce pin (audio)
Definition of pinnext
as in leg
a lower limb of an animal a cat that was still a little unsteady on its pins after anesthesia

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verb

as in to tack

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Recent Examples of pin
Noun
Bob Hennessey said members of his team have been trading pins and other items to keep for memories down the road. — Pat Gallen, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 Disney pin collecting took off in the 1990s after the company launched pin-trading programs in its parks. — Danielle Broadway, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
The Blaze host Auron MacIntyre likewise opined that all the infighting over burrito pricing is a symptom of a party bracing for a midterm drubbing and pre-emptively looking for something to pin it on. — Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026 The patient thinks the clinician is going to pin them down into a less-than-human category. — Orna Guralnik, The New York Review of Books, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pin
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pin
  1. leg
  2. tack
  3. mount
  4. hook
  5. sling
  6. hang
  7. suspend
  8. dangle
Noun
  • The Fever played without center Aliyah Boston, who was sidelined by a right leg injury.
    — Jay Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Trainers put his leg in an air cast, and players from both teams came up to the rookie before he was carted off the field.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of leg
Verb
  • Turner Hill’s first base hit of his MLB career drove in Osleivis Basabe to tack on another run in the third inning.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Others tack on $50 a night, plus deposits and weight limits that rule out bigger dogs.
    — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of tack
Verb
  • This week, during the same appeal hearing, prosecutors are mounting a separate argument that her prison sentence of 33 years with no parole isn’t long enough.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Associated Press photo The pressure on Tam mounted Tam said the man apologized twice on July 9, in a note and during a phone call.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of mount
Verb
  • Young adult dramas appear to have millions of us hooked right now.
    — Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
  • One of the more memorable instances finds Cole grabbing an open padlock off a door and using it to belt an opponent across the face before hooking the shackle into the dude’s mouth and using it to rip open his cheek.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of hook
Verb
  • Going the extra mile with creative, interesting cocktails gives each bar a more elevated, mature vibe than the typical drinking establishments and dance clubs slinging vodka-sodas and High Noons — without losing any of the fun.
    — Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • By comparison, Bui-Duquette told me, some high-school students at the local fast-casual chain Culver’s were slinging corn dogs and ButterBurgers for eighteen dollars an hour.
    — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of sling
Verb
  • The next batter, Sogard, pulled a hanging breaking ball from Hentges off the Green Monster, driving in Monasterio and tying the game.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • In the shade of a dense forest canopy, Odette Kouakou paces through her grove of cocoa trees, snapping off dead leaves and poking the ripe yellow pods hanging down from the branches with a stick.
    — Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of hang
Verb
  • In July 2025, floods swept away the bridge connecting it with Nepal’s Rasuwa Port, suspending goods trade for roughly six months, state media reported at the time.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The Haslams hid behind the two Texas grand juries that declined to indict Watson on criminal charges (though the NFL suspended Watson for 11 games under the personal conduct policy), and Berry cast his confidence on Watson.
    — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of suspend
Verb
  • Its dramatic bell sleeves and dangling feather streamers added to the ensemble’s boho-chic personality.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Bits of grass stuck to her heels, and a clothespin dangled from the hem of her blouse.
    — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of dangle

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