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pinning::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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Examples of pinning
pinning
Then put up the section in the back, pinning it to the head in any way you like.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Alas, pinning down evolved relationships between fertility and health is tricky.
From the economist.com
The men are accused of then pinning the man to a bed and repeatedly hitting him.
From the stltoday.com
Not everyone uses there system the same way and pinning just didn't work for me.
From the forbes.com
Martinez fought back and the scuffle ended with him pinning Aubry to the ground.
From the couriermail.com.au
She rolled onto him, sitting athwart his chest, her knees pinning his shoulders.
From the time.com
The power unit NASA is pinning its hopes on is called a pulse-detonation engine.
From the newscientist.com
China's leaders are pinning their hopes for expansion on more foreign investment.
From the businessweek.com
It looks like they have found the man they are pinning their hopes on for 2011.
From the telegraph.co.uk
- A piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
- Trap: to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree"
- Attach or fasten with pins or as if with pins; "pin the needle to the shirt". "pin the blame on the innocent man"
- Fall: when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
- Peg: small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
- Pierce with a pin; "pin down the butterfly"
- A pin is a device used for fastening objects or material together. It is usually made of steel, or on occasion copper or brass. It is formed by drawing out a thin wire, sharpening the tip, and adding a head. Nails are related, but are typically larger.
- In bridge, whist and similar games, the term pin refers to the lead of a higher card from one hand to capture a singleton of lower rank in an opponent's hand.
- In chess, a pin is a situation brought on by an attacking piece in which a defending piece cannot move without exposing a more valuable defending piece on its other side to capture by the attacking piece. ...
