pin
Noun
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subtypes: takedown - (amateur wrestling) being brought to the mat from a standing positionis a part of: wrestling match - a match between wrestlerssame as: fall
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same as: peg
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is a type of: number - a numeral or string of numerals that is used for identification and may be attached to accounts, memberships, etc.same as: personal identification number, pin number
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is a type of: leg - a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
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is a type of: axis, axis of rotation - the center around which something rotatessubtypes:same as: pivot
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is a type of: tumbler - a movable obstruction in a lock that must be adjusted to a given position (as by a key) before the bolt can be thrownis a part of: cylinder lock - a lock in which a cylinder rotates to move a bolt; tumblers are pins; inserting the key lifts and aligns the pins to free the cylinder to rotatesame as: pin tumbler
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is a type of: golf equipment - sports equipment used in playing golfsame as: flag
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is a type of: fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast - restraint that attaches to something or holds something in placesubtypes:
- barrette - a pin for holding women's hair in place
- bitt pin - a pin through the bitthead to keep the mooring lines from slipping off
- hairpin - a double pronged pin used to hold women's hair in place
- hatpin - a long sturdy pin used by women to secure a hat to their hair
- linchpin, lynchpin - pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on
- nog, peg - a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
- rivet - heavy pin having a head at one end and the other end being hammered flat after being passed through holes in the pieces that are fastened together
- safety pin - a pin in the form of a clasp; has a guard so the point of the pin will not stick the user
- skewer - a long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted
- straight pin - pin consisting of a short straight stiff piece of wire with a pointed end; used to fasten pieces of cloth or paper together
- gudgeon pin, wrist pin - pin joining a piston to a connecting rod
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is a type of: holder - a holding device
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is a type of: bowling equipment - equipment used in bowlingsubtypes:
- candlepin - a bowling pin that is thin by comparison with a tenpin
- duckpin - a bowling pin that is short and squat by comparison with a tenpin
- headpin, kingpin - the front bowling pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins
- ninepin, skittle, skittle pin - a bowling pin of the type used in playing ninepins or (in England) skittles
- tenpin - one of the bottle-shaped pins used in bowling
same as: bowling pin
Verb
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subtypes: pin on - ascribe blame or guilt for something to (someone)
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referred to in: chess, chess game - a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king
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