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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
In his victory, King Edward VII commissioned a handful of jewelry pieces, including a luxurious diamond scarf pin. — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 22 Aug. 2026 Hang the wire over the tabs at the bottom, then use the push pin to mark the hole right at the center every time. — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 22 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
  • In the fifth inning, Soto fouled a ball off his right leg, eliciting a grimace from him and attention from both an athletic trainer and Green.
    — Will Sammon, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Cole had noticed the legs of their dining table and the Bakelite switches in Murphy’s house.
    — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 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
  • As Jair Bolsonaro mounted a successful campaign for the presidency, Flávio Bolsonaro ran for one of Rio de Janeiro’s seats in the Federal Senate.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026
  • While on the Bussin With The Boys podcast, McDuffie talked about what was happening in the Chiefs locker room as the losses mounted.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of mount
Verb
  • The litigants claim the companies intentionally designed their platforms to keep young users hooked.
    — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The states argued that the company deliberately designed Facebook and Instagram to hook children into using its apps, misled the public about the harm and improperly collected data from children under 13.
    — Carolina Rossini, The Conversation, 27 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
  • Her drawings hung beside pieces by Henry Darger, Bill Traylor, and James Castle—canonical artists in the genre.
    — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Above the staircase hangs a glimmering bronze-and-glass chandelier, a more conventional way of filling empty space on a superyacht—if conventional is the right word for a chandelier that weighs 350 kilograms.
    — Dea Jusufi, Forbes.com, 29 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
  • Anthropic is currently dangling base salaries of $320,000 to $405,000 for staff software engineering roles, for example.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Investigators say Williams proceeded to strangle the woman, holding her up for 20 to 25 seconds until her feet dangled beneath her.
    — Anna McAllister, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of dangle

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