pin

Definitions

• A needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.
• A small nail with a head and a sharp point.
• A cylinder often of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts.
• (wrestling) The victory condition of holding the opponent's shoulders on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time.
• A slender object specially designed for use in a specific game or sport, such as skittles or bowling.
• (informal) A leg.
• (electricity) Any of the individual connecting elements of a multipole electrical connector.
• A piece of jewellery that is attached to clothing with a pin.
• (US) A simple accessory that can be attached to clothing with a pin or fastener, often round and bearing a design, logo or message, and used for decoration, identification or to show political affiliation, etc.
• (chess) A scenario in which moving a lesser piece to escape from attack would expose a more valuable piece to attack.
• (golf) The flagstick: the flag-bearing pole which marks the location of a hole
• (curling) The spot at the exact centre of the house (the target area)
• (dated) A mood, a state of being.
• One of a row of pegs in the side of an ancient drinking cup to mark how much each person should drink.
• (medicine) Caligo.
• A thing of small value; a trifle.
• A peg in musical instruments for increasing or relaxing the tension of the strings.
• (engineering) A short shaft, sometimes forming a bolt, a part of which serves as a journal.
• The tenon of a dovetail joint.
• (UK) A size of brewery cask, equal to half a firkin, or eighth of a barrel.
• (informal) A pinball machine.