Babylon English-Chinese (S)pin(名) 大头针, 别针, 针; 大钉, 栓; 芯片上或电插销上的金属叉状物 (动) 钉住, 阻止, 别住 Babylon English-English pin n. small needle; spike; prong, peg; metallic prong on a chip or electrical plug v. fasten with pins, attach with pins; stick, stab; confine, hold, immobilize Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia Pin Pin may refer to: Pin (device), device used for fastening objects or material together. Bridge pin, a vertical wire on the bridge of keyboard instruments such as the piano and harpsichord that is used to control the string resonances Brooch, a decorative item fastened on apparels, may be called a pin Badge or button, in the U.S. referred to as a pin, a small (usually round) piece of metal or plastic with a pin attached, usually worn on clothing In electronics a pin is an electric interconnection. For example a metal wire coming out of an Integrated circuit or Transistor In Computer Science, Pin is a tool for dynamic instrumentation, provided by Intel [1] In firearms, the firing pin is a nail-like device to transfer hammer energy to the primer of ammunition Pin, a commune of the Haute-Sa?ne département, in France Operation Pin is an international policing initiative to find pedophiles using the internet to access child pornography Pin... Pin..., a 1988 cult horror movie See more at Wikipedia.org... ? This article uses material from Wikipedia and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License Babylon German-English Pin (der) n. pin, small needle; spike; prong, peg; metallic prong on a chip or electrical plug Babylon French-English pin (m) n. pine, type of tree Babylon Dutch-English pin (de) n. peg, pin, plug, hob, toggle FOLDOC PIN Personal Identification Number (c) Copyright 1993 by Denis Howe WordNet 2.0 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 CUVC Volleyball Glossary Pins The antennae. A team relying on mainly outside sets is said to be playing 'pinball'.