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{
"term": "pin",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"image": "data/images/je/jewellery.png",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a short thin piece of stiff wire with a sharp point at one end and a round head at the other, used especially for fastening together pieces of cloth when sewing",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Use pins to keep the patch in place while you sew it on."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["safety", "bobby", "hair"],
"verb + pin": ["drive in", "insert", "stick in"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a short thin piece of stiff wire with a sharp point at one end and an item of decoration at the other, worn as jewellery",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a diamond pin"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["safety", "bobby", "hair"],
"verb + pin": ["drive in", "insert", "stick in"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a piece of jewellery with a pin on the back of it, that can be fastened to your clothes",
"labels": "(especially North American English)especially in British English",
"examples": [],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["lapel", "flag"],
"verb + pin": ["wear"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "a type of badge that is fastened with a pin at the back",
"labels": "(especially North American English)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He supports the group and wears its pin on his lapel."
},
{
"text": "an American flag lapel pin"
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["lapel", "flag"],
"verb + pin": ["wear"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 5,
"definition": "a piece of steel used to support a bone in your body when it has been broken",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The pin in her spine will have to be changed as she grows."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 6,
"definition": "one of the metal parts that stick out of an electric plug and fit into a socket",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a 2-pin plug"
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 7,
"definition": "a wooden or plastic object that is like a bottle in shape and that players try to knock down in games such as bowling",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": 8,
"definition": "a stick with a flag on top of it, placed in a hole so that players can see where they are aiming for",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The ball stopped five feet short of the pin."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 9,
"definition": "a person’s legs",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He’s not as quick on his pins as he used to be."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 10,
"definition": "a small piece of metal on a hand grenade that stops it from exploding and is pulled out just before the hand grenade is thrown",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "(to be) very anxious or excited while you are waiting to find out something or see what will happen",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I've been on pins and needles all week waiting for the results."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to say that you would like to do something, even though you know that it would not be sensible",
"labels": "(British English, old-fashioned)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "I'd kill him for two pins."
},
{
"text": "For two pins I’d tell her what I really think of her."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "it was extremely quiet",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The audience was so quiet you could have heard a pin drop."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/pɪn/",
"audio": "pi/pin/pin__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/pɪn/",
"audio": "pi/pin/pin__us_2.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Old English pinn, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch pin ‘pin, peg’, from Latin pinna ‘point, tip, edge’."
}