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# pin

«pin» in Mova's school dictionary: **a short, thin, sharp piece of metal with a round head…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a pin, pins; PIN — personal identification number); verb (pin, pins, pinned, pinning)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A pin is a short, thin, sharp piece of metal with a round head, used to hold cloth or paper together. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pin/#m1)

2) A pin is a small badge or something with a pin on the back. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pin/#m2)

3) A PIN is a secret number used with a bank card or phone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pin/#m3)

4) To pin something is to fasten it with a pin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pin/#m4)

5) To pin someone down is to hold them so they cannot move. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pin/#m5)

6) A pin can also be a wooden or metal peg pushed into the ground to tie an animal to, such as a picket-pin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pin/#m6)

### sense in the lessons

In safety, keep pins and needles away from babies, put them back in a pin cushion, and never share your PIN or passwords. In sewing and art, pins hold fabric before stitching; drawing pins (UK) or thumbtacks (US) fix paper to a board. In bowling, you knock down pins. Phrases: «pins and needles» (tingling in a sleeping leg), «pin your hopes on», «hear a pin drop» (total silence), «safety pin».

### examples

- Pin the notice to the board. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pin/#x1)
- Ouch — I pricked my finger on a pin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pin/#x2)
- Keep your PIN secret. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pin/#x3)
- It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pin/#x4)
- I've got pins and needles in my foot. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pin/#x5)
- She wore a flower pin on her coat. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pin/#x6)
- Use a safety pin to fix your costume. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pin/#x7)
- He knocked down all ten pins. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pin/#x8)
- He is smaller than a picket-pin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pin/#x9)

### note

Double n: pinned, pinning. «PIN» (number) is an abbreviation, so «PIN number» repeats «number». Do not confuse «pin» with «pen» or «pine».

### In the corpora

- [A PIN is the secret number that proves the card is yours.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/7-cards-banks-and-apps/3/)
- [Mum pins a rota on the fridge: "Freya this Friday, Sam next Friday.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/55-favourite-films-and-series-spoilers-binge-watching-streaming-and-adverts/6/)
- [Grown-ups help with tools: kids profiles, autoplay switched off, safe search, PINs and report buttons.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/60-next-time-switch-off-tell-and-parental-controls/9/)
- [Parental controls can ask for a PIN before films above a chosen age, such as 12 or 13+, will play.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/60-next-time-switch-off-tell-and-parental-controls/15/)
- [Voice assistants can be linked to shopping accounts, so grown-ups should set a PIN for purchases.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/14-stop-think-check-ask/10/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «pin» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pin/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.