pinning
Holding firmly still
Pinning is the act of holding something or someone in place.
You pin fabric before sewing, pin an opponent to the mat in wrestling, or pin a photo to a bulletin board.
In computing, pinning keeps an item visible or accessible—pinning a tab in a browser, pinning an app to a taskbar.
She was pinning her hopes on the interview going well.
Short pin, broad head
- pushpinPin for posting papers
- tackSharp-headed fastener
- corkboardPorous panel for posting
- noticeboardSurface for posting messages
bulletin board · staple · clip · paperclip · magnet · adhesive · tape · velcro
Forced grounding maneuver
- holdMaintain in grasp
- matFlat floor covering
- grapplingClose-quarters combat technique
- submissionYielding to another's will
fall · bout · grip · control · escape · reversal · lock · scramble
Individual for examination
- mountingSteadily increasing in degree
- displayPresentation for viewing
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- collectionGathered set of items
insect · butterfly · moth · cabinet · label · taxonomy · curator · exhibit
Decorative fastening ornament
- claspSecuring device that clicks
- lapelJacket's front fold
- ornamentThing that beautifies
- gemstoneOrnamental cut mineral
pearl · enamel · cameo · locket · filigree · gold · silver · corsage
Woven or knit material
- hemFolded garment edge
- seamJoined fabric edge
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- fittingSuitable or proper
basting · dressmaking · tailoring · alteration · muslin · dart · pleat · garment
Position in space
- markerSomething that signals location
- waypointNavigation reference location
- mapSpatial representation of terrain
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
coordinate · landmark · destination · geolocation · route · navigation · itinerary · travel
thumbtack
Short pin, broad head
noticeboard · bulletin board · staple · clip · paperclip · magnet · adhesive · tape · velcro · hook-and-loop
takedown
Forced grounding maneuver
submission · fall · bout · grip · control · escape · reversal · lock · scramble · maneuver
specimen
Individual for examination
- mountingSteadily increasing in degree
- displayPresentation for viewing
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
collection · insect · butterfly · moth · cabinet · label · taxonomy · curator · exhibit · swallowtail
brooch
Decorative fastening ornament
gemstone · pearl · enamel · cameo · locket · filigree · gold · silver · corsage · boutonniere
fabric
Woven or knit material
fitting · basting · dressmaking · tailoring · alteration · muslin · dart · pleat · garment · needle
location
Position in space
- markerSomething that signals location
- waypointNavigation reference location
- mapSpatial representation of terrain
GPS · coordinate · landmark · destination · geolocation · route · navigation · itinerary · travel · place
- tackingcome about, close-hauled, zigzagging, basting, stitching
- fracture repairbone setting, realignment, plating, wiring, rodding
- dressmakingsewing, fabric, pattern, fitting, hem
- wrestlingbody slam, wrestlers, takedown, pinfall, suplex
- online actionsposting, click, commenting, tap, replying
- online sharingsharing, content sharing, file sharing, photo sharing, video sharing
pinningunpinning
Removing small fasteners
unfastening · unpin · detaching · releasing · removing
pinningreleasing
Allowing to escape
freeing · letting go · liberating · loosening · unbinding
pinningescaping
Departing confinement hastily
breaking free · reversing · slipping away · submitting · tapping out
- pinning downSecuring against movement
- pinning backSecuring with fasteners
- pinning ceremonyRitual conferring professional pins
- ear pinningSurgery repositioning protruding lobes