Pinning

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pin \Pin\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pinned}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Pinning}.] [See {Pin}, n.]
     To fasten with, or as with, a pin; to join; as, to pin a
     garment; to pin boards together. "As if she would pin her to
     her heart." --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]


  
     {To pin one's faith upon}, to depend upon; to trust to.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pin
       n 1: a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
       2: when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat [syn: {fall}]
       3: small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or
          define locations etc. [syn: {peg}]
       4: a number you choose and use to gain access to various
          accounts [syn: {personal identification number}, {PIN
          number}]
       5: informal terms of the leg; "fever left him weak on his
          sticks" [syn: {peg}, {stick}]
       6: axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something
          that turns [syn: {pivot}]
       7: cylindrical tumblers consisting of two parts that are held
          in place by springs; when they are aligned with a key the
          bolt can be thrown
       8: flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf
          green [syn: {flag}]
       9: a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used
          to support or fasten or attach things
       10: a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the
           oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing [syn: {peg},
            {thole}, {tholepin}, {rowlock}, {oarlock}]
       11: a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in
           groups as a target [syn: {bowling pin}]
       v 1: to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned
            under the fallen tree" [syn: {trap}, {immobilize}, {immobilise}]
       2: attach or fasten with pins [ant: {unpin}]
       3: pierce with a pin; "pin down the butterfly"
       4: immobilize a piece
       [also: {pinning}, {pinned}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pinning
       n : a mutual promise of a couple not to date anyone else; on
           college campuses it was once signaled by the giving of a
           fraternity pin

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pinning
       See {pin}