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pin

 
 
/pɪn/ noun [C]

Translation

FOR CLOTH a thin piece of metal with a sharp point used to fasten pieces of cloth, etc together
dikiş iğnesi
She pricked her finger on a pin.228
FOR FASTENING a thin piece of metal, wood, plastic, etc that holds or fastens things together
toka
He's had a metal pin put in his leg so that the bones heal properly. → See also drawing pin → See also pins and needles → See also rolling pin → See also safety pin1653
(Definition of pin noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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