I
n.
metal fastener
1) a safety; straight ~
2) a bobby ~ ( AE ; BE has hairgrip )
3) a drawing ~ ( BE ; AE has thumbtack )
4) a ~ pricks
5) ( misc. ) the head of a ~
tube-shaped piece of wood
6) a rolling ~
target in bowling
7) to spot ('place') ~s
II
v.
1) ( D ; tr. ) ('to trap') to ~ against (~ned against the wall)
2) ( D ; tr. ) ('to trap') to ~ beneath, underneath (he was ~ned beneath the car)
3) ( d ; tr. ) ('to place') to ~ on (we ~ned our hopes on her)
4) ( d ; tr. ) to ~ to (her arms were ~ned to her sides)