I. verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Her arms were pinioned tightly behind her.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Being pinioned to a warm soft body: Thérèse liked it.
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But such rescues were the exception as time ran out for those pinioned under collapsed concrete walls and tangled girders.
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I struggled to rise but my arms were pinioned.
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Once engaged in hand-to-hand combat in this way the Squig Hopper is pinioned to the ground and does not move away.
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One hand on each side of her waist, he pinioned her, slid his tongue into her mouth.
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She made contact and heard an exclamation of pain and then her arms were pinioned behind her and she was powerless.
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She swung the door against me, pinioning me between it and the wall.
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With a groan, Vitor drew her up against him and pinioned her in his arms.
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A hydraulically powered rack and pinion swings the machine through 210°.
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Does anybody make pinions which I can use to put into the transfer box to replace the existing ones?
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It held its wings like two huge black flags - only the great pinions fluttered slightly.
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The old pinions used to hurt the old fellows so.
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The upper deck windows could also be opened and closed together, with a rack and pinion device.
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With his good hand Rhayader spread one of its immense white pinions.