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Noun: pinning pining- A mutual promise of a couple not to date anyone else; on college campuses it was once signaled by the giving of a fraternity pin
Verb: pin (pinned,pinning) pin- To hold fast or prevent from moving
"The child was pinned under the fallen tree" - trap, immobilize, immobilise [Brit] - Attach or fasten with pins or as if with pins
"pin the needle to the shirt". "pin the blame on the innocent man" - Pierce with a pin
"pin down the butterfly" - Immobilize a piece
Derived forms: pinnings Type of: aggress, attack, empale, fasten, fix, impale, promise, secure, spike, transfix Antonym: unpin Encyclopedia: Pin Pin, Haute-Saône Pinning |