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# pinning

«pinning» in Mova's school dictionary: **fastening something with a pin, for example a badge, a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb form (-ing form of «pin»: pin, pins, pinned, pinning); noun (uncountable, in some uses)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Pinning means fastening something with a pin, for example a badge, a poster or a piece of cloth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinning/#m1)

2) Pinning (someone down) means holding a person so they cannot move, for example in a fight or a wrestling match. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinning/#m2)

3) Pinning the blame on someone means saying they did something wrong, often unfairly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinning/#m3)

4) (computers) Pinning means fixing a message or app in place at the top of a screen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinning/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday and school life, pupils pin work on a noticeboard. In stories about fights, pinning someone to the ground is rough and dangerous. In ethics lessons, «pinning the blame» on an innocent person is a common unfair act. Phrases: «pinning up», «pinning down», «pinning the blame on», «pinning your hopes on».

### examples

- She was pinning her painting to the board. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinning/#x1)
- The bigger boy was pinning Sam to the ground until the teacher came. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinning/#x2)
- Stop pinning the blame on your sister! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinning/#x3)
- Mum is pinning up the hem of my trousers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinning/#x4)
- We're pinning our hopes on the last match. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinning/#x5)
- The wrestler won by pinning his opponent. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinning/#x6)
- I'm pinning that message so everyone sees it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinning/#x7)

### note

Spelling: double n before -ing and -ed (pinning, pinned) because «pin» is a short word ending in one vowel + one consonant. Safety: pinning someone down in play can hurt their chest and breathing; stop if they say stop.

### In the corpora

- [A boy Jake was pinning down bit him, and the bite got infected.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/374-what-fights-cost-bruises-noses-and-teeth/15/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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