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Meanings of king-pin in anglès
rus
шкворень espanyol
pivote de direccion 
Synonyms
Examples for "kingpin"
Examples for "kingpin"
1
He said a kingpin structure existed where older boys assaulted younger ones.
2
The charge: being the kingpin of a massive international DVD piracy ring.
3
The FBI accuses 30-year-old Beauregard Wattigney of being counterfeit coupon kingpin ThePurpleLotus.
4
In July, a federal judge sent the kingpin to prison for life.
5
He neither dissed the hedge fund kingpin nor sucked up to him.
Usage of king-pin in anglès
1
You will have the whole business, for the king-pin is to be here to-night.
2
It's his folks that think he's the king-pin and keep him in cotton wool.
3
You know it has a king-pin roof, don't you?
4
Next Sunday, the king-pin of Irish university rag weeks begins in the town with a ceili.
5
The vanilla bean, however, is king-pin of the list in the claim of profit to be derived from its culture.
6
It was your luck to fall into the hands of one of the king-pins of the confraternity-Dr.
7
"I guess he's the king-pin of all the pike in this lake."
8
"So you told me, and it was the king-pins I went for."
9
"Well, my dear fellow, we did that, but it's the king-pins we want."
10
"Have you ever met this king-pin I'm exploiting?"
11
If you were ready to close in you couldn't have a better chance; for as I said the king-pins will all be here to-night.
12
"You needn't think you're king-pin of the punching bag," went on the tall boy, who had lost control of his temper because of the exhibition.