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pin

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

Definition

to fasten something with a pin: We're not allowed to pin anything on these walls. She had a red ribbon pinned to her collar.
pin sb to/against/under, etc to force someone to stay in a position by holding them: They pinned him to the ground. → See also pin your hopes on sb/sth
(Definition of pin verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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