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pin sth up

Phrasal Verb with pin
 
 
/pɪn/ verb [T] (present participle pinning, past tense and past participle pinned)

Definition

to fasten something to a wall using a pin: The exam results have been pinned up on the noticeboard.
(Definition of pin sth up from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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