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PIN/pɪn/

A pin is a small thin piece of metal used to hold paper or cloth together. A drawing pin (British) holds paper on a board; a safety pin is for cloth. A needle has a hole for thread; a pin often does not. Countable: a pin, pins. Pin can also be a verb: pin it on the wall.

Meaning

A small thin piece of metal used to hold paper or cloth together.

Examples

• “Use a pin to hold the paper.”
• “There are pins in this drawer.”
• “Do not drop a pin on the floor.”

Good to know

a pin / a drawing pin (British). Contrast: needle (for sewing thread). Also verb: pin.

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