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pinning
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pin
v.
fasten with pins, attach with pins; stick, stab; confine, hold, immobilize
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Pinning
Pinning may refer to:
- Pinning, the effect of certain weapons that cause their targets to be pinned down
- Pinning ceremony, a symbolic welcoming of newly graduated nurses into the nursing profession
- Pinning force, a force acting on a pinned object from a pinning center
- Pinning (modelling), the use of pins to strengthen the joins when assembling large or heavy model kits
- Pinning points, points in a crystalline material that act to halt a dislocation's movement
- Grappling hold#Pinning hold, a hold used to control an opponent in grappling
- Flux pinning, a phenomenon that magnetic flux lines do not move despite the Lorentz force acting on them inside a current-carrying Type II superconductor
- Percutaneous pinning, a technique used by orthopedic surgeons for the stabilisation of unstable fractures
- Tree pinning, inserting spikes into trees in order to cause damage to sawmill equipment
- Zener pinning, the influence of a dispersion of fine particles on the movement of low- and high angle grain boundaries through a polycrystalline material
- HTTP Public Key Pinning, a security mechanism for HTTPS websites
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pinning
Noun
1. a mutual promise of a couple not to date anyone else; on college campuses it was once signaled by the giving of a fraternity pin
(hypernym) promise
pin
Noun
1. a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
(hypernym) jewelry, jewellery
(hyponym) brooch, broach, breastpin
2. when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
(synonym) fall
(hypernym) victory, triumph
(hyponym) takedown
(part-holonym) wrestling match
3. small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
(synonym) peg
(hypernym) marker, marking, mark
4. informal terms of the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks"
(synonym) peg, stick
(hypernym) leg
5. axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns
(synonym) pivot
(hypernym) axis, axis of rotation
(hyponym) fulcrum
6. cylindrical tumblers consisting of two parts that are held in place by springs; when they are aligned with a key the bolt can be thrown
(hypernym) tumbler
(part-holonym) cylinder lock
7. flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green
(synonym) flag
(hypernym) golf equipment
8. a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things
(hypernym) fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing
(hyponym) barrette
(part-meronym) head
9. a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
(synonym) peg, thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock
(hypernym) holder
(part-holonym) dinghy, dory, rowboat
10. a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in groups as a target
(synonym) bowling pin
(hypernym) bowling equipment
(hyponym) duckpin
Verb
1. to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree"
(synonym) trap, immobilize, immobilise
2. attach or fasten with pins
(antonym) unpin
(hypernym) fasten, fix, secure
3. pierce with a pin; "pin down the butterfly"
(hypernym) transfix, impale, empale, spike
(hyponym) skewer, spit
4. immobilize a piece
(hypernym) attack, aggress
(classification) chess, chess game
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pin
v.
přišpendlit; přimáčknout koho/co k čemu/pod co; přimáčknout koho k zemi; dotlačit koho k čemu; definovat co
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pin
Czas.
przypinać, spinać (szpilką); przyczepiać; przygważdżać/przypierać kogoś do czegoś
