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pin noun ( METAL STICK )
/pɪn/ n Definition
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[C] a small thin piece of metal with a point at one end, especially used for temporarily holding pieces of cloth togetherI'll keep the trouser patch in place with pins while I sew it on.
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[C] a thin piece of metalIf you pull the pin out of a hand-grenade, it'll explode.
Is it a two-pin plug or a three-pin plug?
Doctors inserted a metal pin in his leg to hold the bones together.
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[C] a decorative object, used as jewellerya hat/tie pin
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[C] US for brooch(Definition of pin noun (METAL STICK) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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