pinionverb [ T ]
uk/ˈpɪn.jən/us/ˈpɪn.jən/to hold someone, especially by the arms, to prevent them from moving:
He was pinioned to the wall by two men while another one repeatedly punched him.
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Having in your hands
- ahold
- arm
- clasp
- clench
- cling
- cradle
- cup
- dandle
- enfold
- glove
- grasp
- hand
- hand in hand idiom
- handle
- hang
- hang on
- hang/hold on like grim death idiom
- hold
- hold on
- seize
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pinionnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈpɪn.jən/us/ˈpɪn.jən/a small wheel with teeth-like parts around its edge that fit against similar parts on a larger wheel or a rack (= bar with teeth-like parts):
a rack-and-pinion assembly
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Machines - parts
- bearing
- clutch
- cog
- cogwheel
- hub
- inlet
- input
- jet
- lever
- manifold
- pivot
- rack and pinion
- ram
- ratchet
- sleeve
- soft key
- stepney
- timer
- vee belt
- wheel
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