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Noun pin has 11 senses

pin - a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
--₁ is a kind of jewelry, jewellery
--₁ has particulars:
brooch, broach, breastpin; scatter pin; stickpin; tie tack, tiepin, scarfpin
fall, pin - when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
--₂ is a kind of victory, triumph
--₂ is a part of wrestling match
--₂ has particulars: takedown
peg, pin - small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
--₃ is a kind of marker, marking, mark
personal identification number, PIN, PIN number - a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts
--₄ is a kind of number, identification number
pin, peg, stick - informal terms of the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks"
--₅ is a kind of leg
pivot, pin - axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns
--₆ is a kind of axis, axis of rotation
--₆ has particulars: fulcrum; pintle
pin - 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
--₇ is a kind of tumbler
--₇ is a part of cylinder lock
pin, flag - flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green
--₈ is a kind of golf equipment
pin - a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things
--₉ is a kind of fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing
--₉ has parts: head; pinhead; point; shank, stem
--₉ has particulars:
barrette; bitt pin; hairpin; hatpin; linchpin, lynchpin; peg, nog; rivet; safety pin; skewer; straight pin; wrist pin, gudgeon pin

Derived forms: verb pin₃, verb pin₂
peg, pin, thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock - a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
--₁₀ is a kind of holder
--₁₀ is a part of dinghy, dory, rowboat
bowling pin, pin - a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in groups as a target
--₁₁ is a kind of bowling equipment
--₁₁ has particulars:
duckpin; headpin, kingpin; ninepin, skittle, skittle pin; tenpin

Verb pin has 4 senses

trap, pin, immobilize, immobilise - to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree"
Sample sentence:
The fighter managed to pin his opponent
pin - attach or fasten with pins
--₂ is one way to fasten, fix, secure
Antonyms: unpin

Derived form: noun pin₉
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something PP
pin - pierce with a pin; "pin down the butterfly"
--₃ is one way to transfix, impale, empale, spike

Derived form: noun pin₉
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
pin - immobilize a piece
--₄ is one way to attack, aggress
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something