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Meanings of pin in English

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An item that is placed on the end of a bowling alley, and which one can then try to strike and topple with a bowling ball.

Catalan
pal

A holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing.

pal
Portuguese
número de identificação pessoal

A number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts.

número de identificação pessoal
Catalan
immobilitzar
Spanish
inmovilizar

To hold fast or prevent from moving.

immobilitzar
Synonyms
Examples for "trap"
Examples for "trap"
1
The Roman opened the trap-door in the ground in order to descend.
Historical Miniatures
2
Conclusions: Results strongly encourage the use of BG-trap for collecting host-seeking An.
Pubmed
3
So let us also use him to help us set our trap.
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
4
They often booby trap areas under their control before leaving, complicating return.
Reuters
5
He closed and bolted the trap-door in the floor of the tower.
The Young Wireless Operator—As a Fire Patrol / Or, The Story of ...
1
To treat a fracture, you must immobilize and splint the broken bone.
Survive!: essential skills and tactics to get you out of anywher...
2
In life-and-death situations, mortal fear can cause men to freeze-totallyimmobilize them.
The warrior elite: the forging of seal class 228
3
If we can kill or immobilize it, remind me and I'll explain.
The Complete Alien Omnibus
4
Insecticides act via permanently opening sodium channels to immobilize the animals.
Pubmed
5
They paralyze it, perhaps, or just wrap it in webbing to immobilize it.
Beyond The Frontier: Invincible
1
You need to immobilise them first with conditioner (more on this below).
Radio NZ
2
No magician's wand can immobilise him under my eyes.
Lord Jim
3
Perhaps aware of my travel jinx status, SIPTU has chosen that day to immobilise the airport.
The Irish Times
4
They would be required to immobilise an amount of CO2 proportional to the carbon content of their product.
The Guardian
5
And just in case the various anaesthetics that Owen's injected her with start wearing off, I recommend that we immobilise her.
Slow decay
Usage of pin in English
1
Yet others pin the blame on how the crisis has been managed.
Reuters
2
She said it was hard to pin point people with extremist views.
Radio NZ
3
Through the legs he stuck a similar pin in a similar fashion.
The Lure of the Labrador Wild
4
I said, 'The Austrian police are anxious to pin this on you.
The Third Man
5
Everybody wanted to pin a case file on you and forget you.
Silver zombie: delilah street: paranormal investigator
6
She said the pin was the reason she'd decided to trust me.
Catching Fire
7
Yet no one was ever able to pin corruption charges on Carrasco.
The Guardian
8
Slowly he climbed the block, pin always ready for use if necessary.
The Incredible Shrinking Man
9
If the trouble is found in the key, examine the guide pin.
Piano Tuning: A Simple and Accurate Method for Amateurs
10
I did my best to appear sidetracked by a particularly stubborn pin.
The day the falls stood still
11
All pin their hopes of a better life on future EU membership.
Reuters
12
The inspecting officer came in and the pin sign caught his eye.
The New North
13
General hypalgesia was present; he responded but very feebly to pin pricks.
Studies in Forensic Psychiatry
14
She was going to pin the tail in just the right place.
Boy Blue and His Friends
15
Exactly why Green wants to do this is difficult to pin down.
Wired
16
What's really become ubiquitous is the lapel pin of the American flag.
Wired
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Australia
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United States of America
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