noun
- A needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.
- A small nail with a head and a sharp point.
- A cylinder often of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts.
- The victory condition of holding the opponent's shoulders on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time.
- A slender object specially designed for use in a specific game or sport, such as skittles or bowling.
- (in plural) A leg.
- Any of the individual connecting elements of a multipole electrical connector.
- A piece of jewellery that is attached to clothing with a pin.
- A simple accessory that can be attached to clothing with a pin or fastener, often round and bearing a design, logo or message, and used for decoration, identification or to show political affiliation, etc.
- A scenario in which moving a lesser piece to escape from attack would expose a more valuable piece to attack.
- The flagstick: the flag-bearing pole which marks the location of a hole
- The spot at the exact centre of the house (the target area)
- A mood, a state of being.
- One of a row of pegs in the side of an ancient drinking cup to mark how much each person should drink.
- Caligo.
- A thing of small value; a trifle.
- A peg in musical instruments for increasing or relaxing the tension of the strings.
- A short shaft, sometimes forming a bolt, a part of which serves as a journal.
- The tenon of a dovetail joint.
- A size of brewery cask, equal to half a firkin, or eighth of a barrel.
- A pinball machine.
Synonyms: peg, skittle, brooch, nail, tack, badge, lapel pin
verb
- (often followed by a preposition such as "to" or "on") To fasten or attach (something) with a pin.
- (usually in the passive) To cause (a piece) to be in a pin.
- To pin down (someone).
- To enclose; to confine; to pen; to pound.
- To attach (an icon, application, etc.) to another item.
- To fix (an array in memory, a security certificate, etc.) so that it cannot be modified.
- To cause an analog gauge to reach the stop pin at the high end of the range.
Synonyms: peg
Pronunciation
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