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pinned

/pɪnd/verb1 syllable

Pinned means: to hold fast or prevent from moving.

Synonyms for pinned4

verb, as in to hold fast or prevent from moving

trap, pin, immobilize, immobilise

verb, as in attach or fasten with pins

pin

verb, as in pierce with a pin

pin

verb, as in (chess) immobilize a piece

pin

Opposites of pinned

unpin

What does pinned mean?4

verb

1

to hold fast or prevent from moving“The child was pinned under the fallen tree”

2

attach or fasten with pins“pin the needle to the shirt”

3

pierce with a pin“pin down the butterfly”

4

(chess) immobilize a piece

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with pinned?2

one syllable

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Show 40 near rhymes
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Pinned in a sentence

  • A notice is pinned up in our meeting room.sundown
  • He was pinned down by a fallen tree.CK
  • He pinned responsibility for the accident on his sister.darinmex
  • Ivan got pinned to the ground by his dad.Amastan
  • I pinned my hopes on him in vain.AlanF_US
  • I pinned my hopes on her in vain.AlanF_US
  • I pinned my hopes on them in vain.AlanF_US
  • He pinned the note on the noticeboard with drawing pins.sundown

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