pinfall

English

noun

Definitions

(wrestling) A victorious maneuver in which both of an opponent's shoulders are held against the mat for a prescribed period of time.
(bowling) The number of pins toppled by a bowler or bowling team during a game, tournament, career, or some other measured period.

Etymology

Compound from English pin + English fall.

Origin

English

fall

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

airfall English
ashfall English
backfall English
befall English
bergfall English
breastpin English
byfall English
candlepin English
catfall English
centerpin English
centrepin English
clothespin English
crankpin English
deadfall English
depin English
dewfall English
dogfall English
downfall English
driftpin English
dustfall English
earthfall English
endpin English
evenfall English
fall English
fallboard English
faller English
fallest English
falleth English
fallish English
fallout English
fallrate English
fallstreak English
fallway English
fally-aparty English
flagfall English
fogfall English
footfall English
freefall English
grainfall English
hailfall English
hairpin English
hatpin English
headpin English
icefall English
infall English
jawfall English
kingpin English
landfall English
lavafall English
leaffall English
litterfall English
mid-fall English
misfall English
mousefall English
multipin English
neuropin English
nightfall English
ninepin English
nosepin English
offal English
onfall English
outfall English
overfall English
pin English
pinafore English
pinback English
pinball English
pinboard English
pincloth English
pincushion English
pindick English
pinfeather English
pinfeathered English
pinfire English
pinfish English
pinhead English
pinheaded English
pinhold English
pinhole English
pinless English
pinlike English
pinmaker English
pinman English
pinnable English
pinnee English
pinner English
pinout English
pinpoint English
pinprick English
pinscape English
pinscreen English
pinsetter English
pinsetting English
pinspotter English
pinspotting English
pinstripe English
pinstriped English
pintable English
pintail English
pintailed English
pintle English
pintuck English
pinwale English
pinweed English
pinwheel English
pinworm English
pitfall English
planetfall English
polypin English
pratfall English
prefall English
pushpin English
rainfall English
refall English
repin English
rockfall English
scarfpin English
shortfall English
smokefall English
snowfall English
spatfall English
stickpin English
stonefall English
sunfall English
tailpin English
tholepin English
throughfall English
tidefall English
tiepin English
tofall English
treefall English
underpin English
unpin English
unpinnable English
waterfall English
whalefall English
windfall English
Fall German
fallen German
pin Spanish, Castilian
フォール Japanese
pintel Old English
fal Middle English
pinne Middle English
ပင်အပ် Burmese
fal Volapük
piin Banoni