I.
noun
1 sharp-pointed object for fastening things
ADJECTIVE
▪ safety
▪ bobby ( AmE ), hair (usually hairpin )
▪ bent , straight (both AmE )
▪ drawing ( BrE ), push ( AmE ) (usually pushpin )
▪ tie (usually tiepin ) ( esp. BrE )
▪ diamond , jewelled/jeweled , metal , silver , steel
▪ clothes (usually clothespin ) ( AmE ) ( clothes peg in BrE )
VERB + PIN
▪ drive in , insert , stick in
▪
The map had a lot of little ~s stuck into it.
▪ pull out , remove
2 ( AmE ) object worn to show support
ADJECTIVE
▪ lapel
▪ flag
▪
an American flag lapel ~
VERB + PIN
▪ wear
II.
verb
1 fasten sth with a pin
ADVERB
▪ carefully , neatly
▪
She carefully pinned the two pieces of cloth together.
▪ firmly , securely
▪ back , on , together , up
▪
Her hair was pinned back.
▪
pictures pinned up on the walls
PREPOSITION
▪ onto
▪
The poster had been pinned onto a large board.
▪ to
▪
Maps were pinned to the walls.
PHRASES
▪ ~ sth in place
2 hold sb in one position
ADVERB
▪ helplessly
▪ down
▪
He was pinned down on the floor.
PREPOSITION
▪ against
▪
He pinned her against the wall.
▪ behind
▪
His arms were pinned behind his back.
▪ to
▪
She was pinned helplessly to the desk.
PHRASAL VERB
pin sth down
ADVERB
▪ exactly , precisely
▪
The difference between the two approaches is hard to ~ down precisely.
VERB + PIN DOWN
▪ be difficult to , be hard to
Pin is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ blame , ↑ brooch , ↑ faith , ↑ hope