Pinned Pin Pɪn Back Pieces Hair Verb Bre

• she pinned the badge onto her jacket.
• a message had been pinned to the noticeboard.
• pin all the pieces of material together.
• she always wears her hair pinned back.

pin

1. to attach something onto another thing or fasten things together with a pin, etc.
• She pinned the badge onto her jacket.
• A message had been pinned to the noticeboard.
• Pin all the pieces of material together.
• She always wears her hair pinned back.
2. to make somebody unable to move by holding them or pressing them against something
• They pinned him against a wall and stole his wallet.
• He grabbed her arms and pinned them to her sides.
• They found him pinned under the wreckage of the car.
3. to rely on somebody/something completely for success or help
• The company is pinning its hopes on the new project.

Extra Examples

• He pinned her against the wall.
• He was pinned down on the floor.
• Her hair was pinned back.
• His arms were pinned behind his back.
• Maps were pinned to the walls.
• She carefully pinned the two pieces of cloth together.
• She was pinned helplessly to the desk.
• The difference between the two approaches is hard to pin down precisely.
• The poster had been pinned onto a large board.
• pictures pinned up on the walls

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they pin
• he / she / it pins
• past simple pinned
• past participle pinned
• -ing form pinning

Word Origin

• late Old English pinn, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch pin ‘pin, peg’, from Latin pinna ‘point, tip, edge’.