pins

Noun

• a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
• when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
• small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
• a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts
• informal terms for the leg
• axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns
• 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
• flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green
• a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things
• a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
• a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in triangular groups of ten as the target
• plural of pin

Verb

• to hold fast or prevent from moving
• attach or fasten with pins or as if with pins; .
• pierce with a pin
• immobilize a piece
• third-person singular simple present indicative of pin

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

unpin