pin
noun [C] (IN CHESS) /pɪn/ specializedDefinition
› In the game of chess, a pin is a special move that stops the other player from moving one of their pieces, because to move it will put another more valuable piece in danger: That nasty pin stopped me from moving my knight.Chess
(Definition of pin noun (IN CHESS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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