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►                 BADGE til; M 4 (especially NAmE) a type of badge that is

fastened with a pin at the back (   ) MM: He

supports the group and wears its pin on his lapel ft AM

►                 MEDICAL IX ff 5 a piece of steel used to support a bone in your body when it has been broken (

►                 ELECTRICAL Efrfg 6 one of the metal parts that stick out

of an electric plug and fit into a socket ( }® AftfJ ) If M: a 2-pin plug    ft A — picture o plug

►                 IN GAMES itf it 7 a wooden or plastic object that is

shaped like a bottle and that players try to knock down in games such as bowling (     ) Aft, fttt

— see also ninepins, tenpin

►                 IN GOLF X A A ft 8 a stick with a flag on top of it, placed in a hole so that players can see where they are aiming for Mfr

►                 LEGS H 9 pins [pi.] {informal) a person’s legs ( AW )

►                 ON SMALL BOMB A'ft# 10 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

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ITTITTi for two 'pins (old-fashioned, BrE) used to say that you would like to do sth, even though you know that it would not be sensible fg Af#; ft A16: I’d kill him for two pins. ficftA^f-ATfto — more at hear

■ verb (-nn-) [VN +adv./prep.]

►                 FASTEN/JOIN K A ; ISM 1 to attach sth onto another thing or fasten things together with a pin, etc. ( M A

fTft: She pinned the badge onto her jacket.       o A message had been

pinned to the noticeboard. 0Pin

all the pieces of material together.     —

|B0 o She always wears her hair pinned back. M&Uft W\ o

►                 PREVENT MOVEMENT ffijf 2 to make sb unable to move by holding them or pressing them against sth

#; M'S:; It ft: They pinned him against a wall and stole his wallet.       f&A7ftftft§&o 0

He grabbed her arms and pinned them to her sides, ft iffl ftM^J^W, MftMWfgclBJo 0 They found him pinned under the wreckage of the car. A flit ilftttftiEfElftSs iTo

ITST77I pin (all) your 'hopes on sb/sth | ,pin your 'faith on sb/sth to rely on sb/sth completely for success or help % £ ft M ; Ip # H A ; M §1: The company is pinning its hopes on the new project, ^X*jJfcHr5i @ ff HIo OffllSa pin sb-down 1 to make sb unable to move by holding them firmly Mft; ftzy(j#A#: Two men pinned him down until the police arrived. WAAMftftMJAc 2 to find sb and make them answer a question or tell you sth you need to know   I need the up-to-date

sales figures but I can never pin him down at the office.

, pin sb—down (to sth/doing sth) to make sb make a decision or say clearly what they think or what they intend to do ftA/E;       fa: It’s difficult to

pin her down to fixing a date for a meeting, it ft

£ 0   A)ito ,pin sth—'down to explain or

understand sth exactly fill ty ij£ $] {     ) : The cause

of the disease is difficult to pin down precisely, ft 0 @ ft P*n sth on sb to make sb be blamed for sth, especially for sth they did not do No one would admit responsibility. They all tried to pin the blame on someone else. it tfe A # $. IS,

A JEMAft^ftAo 0 You can’t pin this one on me— I wasn’t even there!       AtH^Uco I^MAA

pina co lada /,pi:na ka'laida/ noun [C, U] an alcoholic drink made by mixing rum with pineapple juice and

coconut m&ftmmm (kmmmnwn, umiM

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pina fore /'pmafo:(r)/ noun 1 (also pinafore dress) (both especially BrE) {NAmE usually jumper) a loose dress with no sleeves, usually worn over a blouse or

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2 (old-fashioned) (also informal pinny) (both BrE) a long loose piece of clothing without sleeves, worn by women over the front of their clothes to keep them clean, for example when cooking (    ) Bit — com­

pare apron(I) 3 a loose piece of clothing like a dress without sleeves, worn by children over their clothes to keep them clean, or by young girls over a dress ( /Jn

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pi-na-ta (also pi-na-ta) /pin'jaito/ noun (from Spanish) (in Spanish-speaking communities in the US) a brightly decorated figure, filled with toys and sweets/candy, which children try to hit with a stick with their eyes covered in order to break it open, as a party game 0ft

pin-ball /'pmboil/ noun [U] a game played on a pinball machine, in which the player sends a small metal ball up a sloping board and scores points as it bounces off objects. The player tries to prevent the ball from reaching the bottom of the machine by pressing two buttons at the side.

pin-board /'pmboid; NAmE -borrd/ noun {BrE) a board made of cork that is fixed to an indoor wall, on which you can display messages, notices, etc.

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pince-nez /.pses 'nei/ noun {pi. pince-nez) .(from French) a pair of glasses, worn in the past, with a spring that fits on the nose, instead of parts at the sides that fit over the ears ( IBM )'AJM&& pin-cer /'pinsa(r)/ noun 1 pincers [pi.] a tool made of two crossed pieces of metal, used for holding things firmly and pulling things, for example nails out of wood A : a pair of pincers — ft A 2 [C] one of a pair of curved claws of some types of animal, for example crabs and lobsters ( §! , &F # ft ) H — picture c> page R29

pincer movement noun [usually sing.] a military attack in which an army attacks the enemy from two sides at the same time pinch /pmtj/ verb, noun mverb

►                 WITH THUMB AND FINGER   AM 1 [VN] to take a

piece of sb’s skin between your thumb and first finger and squeeze hard, especially to hurt the person ft; ft ; ft: My sister’s always pinching me and it really hurts. 0 He pinched the baby’s

cheek playfully, 0 (figurative)

She had to pinch herself to make sure she was not

dreaming. TIB,       £]

0 2 [VN] to hold sth tightly between the thumb and finger or between two things that are pressed together ftft; A : Pinch the nostrils together between your thumb and finger to stop the bleeding. ffi/¥-j0ftft#?Lli: lf[l0 0 a pinched nerve in the neck       AMMiEkft

►                 OF A SHOE ft 3 if sth such as a shoe pinches part of your body, it hurts you because it is too tight A

( P ) ; Aft: [v] These new shoes pinch.

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►                 STEAL f#u w 4 [VN] ~ sth (from sb/sth) {BrE, informal) to

steal sth, especially sth small and not very valuable fir £1; SEI nick: Who’s pinched my pen? jic

►                 COST TOO MUCH c/j 5 [VN] to cost a person or an organization a lot of money or more than they can spend ft It ^ M ^Higher interest rates are already pinching the housing industry, ft f 1] $ ft ft

►                 ARREST ftft 6 [VN] {old-fashioned, BrE, informal) to arrest sb lift: I was pinched for dangerous driving, lie

m pinch 'pennies {informal) to try to spend as little money as possible —      #£; ilfifii  ,pinch sth—

off/'out to remove sth by pressing your fingers to­gether and pulling ftft; ftft mnoun

WITH THUMB AND FINGER If] ft ft fP ^ M 1 an act of squeezing a part of sb’s skin tightly between your thumb and finger, especially in order to hurt them ft;