pin

«pin» in Mova's judaism dictionary: a short, thin, sharp piece of metal with a round head… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a pin, pins; PIN — personal identification number); verb (pin, pins, pinned, pinning)

meaning for a pupil

1) A pin is a short, thin, sharp piece of metal with a round head, used to hold cloth or paper together. tree →

2) A pin is a small badge or something with a pin on the back. tree →

3) A PIN is a secret number used with a bank card or phone. tree →

4) To pin something is to fasten it with a pin. tree →

5) To pin someone down is to hold them so they cannot move. tree →

6) A pin can also be a wooden or metal peg pushed into the ground to tie an animal to, such as a picket-pin. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: They were made of brass, like the sockets of the courtyard. Ezekiel says vine wood is too weak even for a pin to hang a vessel on. In the primary lessons: In safety, keep pins and needles away from babies, put them back in a pin cushion, and never share your PIN or passwords. In sewing and art, pins hold fabric before stitching; drawing pins (UK) or thumbtacks (US) fix paper to a board. In bowling, you knock down pins. Phrases: «pins and needles» (tingling in a sleeping leg), «pin your hopes on», «hear a pin drop» (total silence), «safety pin».

examples

• the pins of the tabernacle, and the pins of the court, and their cords; (Torah EXO.35.18, JPS 1917) tree →
• And all the pins of the tabernacle, and of the court round about, were of brass. (Torah EXO.38.20, JPS 1917) tree →
• and the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords. (Torah NUM.3.37, JPS 1917) tree →
• For I have satiated the weary soul, and every pining soul have I replenished. (Prophets JER.31.25, JPS 1917) tree →
• Shall wood be taken thereof to make any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon? (Prophets EZK.15.3, JPS 1917) tree →
• Her hand she put to the tent-pin, and her right hand to the workmen's hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote through his head, yea, she pierced and struck through his temples. (Prophets JDG.5.26, JPS 1917) tree →
• Pin the notice to the board. tree →
• Ouch — I pricked my finger on a pin. tree →
• Keep your PIN secret. tree →
• It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. tree →
• I've got pins and needles in my foot. tree →
• She wore a flower pin on her coat. tree →
• Use a safety pin to fix your costume. tree →
• He knocked down all ten pins. tree →
• He is smaller than a picket-pin. tree →

note

Double n: pinned, pinning. «PIN» (number) is an abbreviation, so «PIN number» repeats «number». Do not confuse «pin» with «pen» or «pine».

In the corpora

• the pins of the tabernacle, and the pins of the court, and their cords;
• And all the pins of the tabernacle, and of the court round about, were of brass.
• and the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords.
• Shall wood be taken thereof to make any work? or will men take a pin of it to hang any vessel thereon?
• A PIN is the secret number that proves the card is yours.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «pin» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.