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Definition pin in British English

pin noun

[countable] noun
/pɪn/
1

a small thin piece of metal with a sharp point, used for holding cloth in place while you are sewing

Synonyms and related words
bobbin cotton cotton reel
2

a piece of jewellery that you wear on your clothes. The British word is brooch.

Synonyms and related words
anklet band bangle
2.1

a thin pointed piece of metal worn on your clothes as jewellery or worn to hold something in place

Example

His tie was held in place with a small diamond pin.

Synonyms and related words
belt braces buckle anklet band bangle
3

a thin piece of metal or wood, used especially to hold things together

Example

Steel pins held the handles in position.

Synonyms and related words
bolt butterfly nut dowel
3.1

one of the metal parts of an electrical plug that fits into the wall

Example

a three-pin plug

Synonyms and related words
adapter alligator clip cable
3.2

the metal part that a soldier pulls out of a hand grenade before throwing it

Synonyms and related words
charge detonator fuse
3.3

a thin piece of metal that a doctor puts through a broken bone to support it

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catheter defibrillator drain
4

one of the tall objects that you knock over in the game of ten-pin bowling

Synonyms and related words
boules bowl bowler
5

someone's legs

Example

She's still a bit shaky on her pins.

Synonyms and related words
ankle appendage arch
6

to leave an argument, point or plan in order to return to it later

Example

I'll put a pin in my current plans for 36 hours.

Definition pin in British English