Definitions for pin down
pin down

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pin down, peg down, nail down, narrow down, narrow, specifyverb

   define clearly

   "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game"

2. trap, pin downverb

   place in a confining or embarrassing position

   "He was trapped in a difficult situation"

3. pin down, pin upverb

   attach with or as if with a pin

   "pin up a picture"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pin downverb

   to attach or secure with pins

2. pin downverb

   to identify something (e.g. a decision or plan) clearly or specifically

3. pin downverb

   to corner somebody in order to get a firm answer

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1. pin down

   To pin down generally means to clearly understand or define something. It could also mean to force someone to make a decision or take a stand on an issue. In a more literal sense, it can mean to physically restrain someone or something by holding them down.

Matched Categories

1. • Attach
   • Confine
   • Determine

How to pronounce pin down?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say pin down in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pin down in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pin down in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of pin down in a Sentence

1. Kunho Lee:

   The supply will be overflowing at that point but it's difficult to pin down the exact order of magnitude, an educated guess is that we are unlikely to be in the market for the rest of the year.

2. Andrew King:

   Without a doubt( climate change) is a huge threat to human civilization, it's the details that we need to pin down.

3. Enid Bagnold:

   Who wants to become a writer? And why? Because it's the answer to everything. To Why am I here? To uselessness. It's the streaming reason for living. To note, to pin down, to build up, to create, to be astonished at nothing, to cherish the oddities, to let nothing go down the drain, to make something, to make a great flower out of life, even if it's a cactus.

4. Hennepin County Judge Regina Chu:

   This is not a cop found guilty of murder for using his knee to pin down a person for nine minutes as he gasped for air, this is not a cop found guilty of manslaughter for intentionally drawing his firearm and shooting across his partner to kill an unarmed woman as she approached his car. This is a cop who made a tragic mistake. She drew her firearm thinking it was a Taser, and ended up killing a young man.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pin down
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pin_Down
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com