pin
/pɪn/noun
उच्चारण पिन
पिन, आलपिन
Basic word
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[C]
a short thin piece of stiff wire with a sharp point at one end, used especially for fastening pieces of cloth or paper together; (also PIN) a personal identification number
पिन, आलपिन
- a safety pin
- Enter your PIN.
- She fixed the paper to the board with a pin.
+ 2 more examples
- A safety pin held the torn strap together.
- Never share your ATM PIN with anyone.
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[T]
to attach something to something else with a pin; to make somebody unable to move by holding them
पिन से जोड़ना; दबा देना
- Pin the notice to the board.
- pin your hopes on
- The teacher pinned the timetable on the notice board.
+ 2 more examples
- The fallen tree pinned the car against the wall.
- She pinned a flower in her hair.
¶Idioms 2
you could hear a pin drop
used to say that it is extremely quiet
इतना सन्नाटा कि सुई गिरे तो भी सुनाई दे
- When the results were read out, you could hear a pin drop.
- The hall was so quiet you could have heard a pin drop.
pins and needles
an uncomfortable feeling in a part of your body, caused when the supply of blood returns after being blocked
झुनझुनी
- I've got pins and needles in my foot.
- Sitting cross-legged gives me pins and needles.
→Phrasal verbs 2
pin down
to hold somebody firmly so that they cannot move; to make somebody make a decision or say clearly what they intend to do; to explain, understand or identify something exactly
(किसी को) दबोच लेना, हिलने न देना; (किसी से) साफ़ जवाब या पक्का फ़ैसला करवाना; ठीक-ठीक समझना, बताना या पता लगाना
- Two constables pinned the thief down on the platform.
- I tried to pin him down to a date for the meeting, but he kept avoiding it.
- Doctors could not pin down the cause of her fever.
- It is difficult to pin down exactly why the scheme failed.
pin sth on sb
to make sb take the blame for sth, especially for sth they did not do
(किसी काम का) दोष किसी के सिर मढ़ देना
- You can't pin the blame on me; I wasn't even there.
- The police tried to pin the robbery on a local man.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Pin your hopes on (depend on something for success), on pins and needles (nervous and excited), pin down (make somebody give clear details; find the exact cause), you could hear a pin drop (it was completely silent).
Idioms अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: pin your hopes on (सफलता के लिए किसी चीज़ पर निर्भर होना, आस लगाना), on pins and needles (घबराया और उत्साहित), pin down (किसी से स्पष्ट विवरण लेना; सटीक कारण खोजना), you could hear a pin drop (पूरी तरह सन्नाटा था)।
PIN code (postal index number, introduced in India in 1972), PIN number (for a bank card; strictly, 'PIN' already contains 'number').
Collocations: PIN code (postal index number, भारत में 1972 में शुरू), PIN number (बैंक कार्ड के लिए; वास्तव में 'PIN' में 'number' पहले से शामिल है)।