Crossword clues for pinning
pinning
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pin \Pin\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pinned; p. pr. & vb. n.
Pinning.] [See Pin, n.]
To fasten with, or as with, a pin; to join; as, to pin a
garment; to pin boards together. ``As if she would pin her to
her heart.''
--Shak.
To pin one's faith upon, to depend upon; to trust to.
Wiktionary
n. A ceremony in which a pin badge is given. vb. (present participle of pin English)
WordNet
n. a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat [syn: fall]
small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc. [syn: peg]
a number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts [syn: personal identification number, PIN number]
informal terms of the leg; "fever left him weak on his sticks" [syn: peg, stick]
axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns [syn: pivot]
cylindrical tumblers consisting of two parts that are held in place by springs; when they are aligned with a key the bolt can be thrown
flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green [syn: flag]
a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things
a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing [syn: peg, thole, tholepin, rowlock, oarlock]
a club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in groups as a target [syn: bowling pin]
n. a mutual promise of a couple not to date anyone else; on college campuses it was once signaled by the giving of a fraternity pin
v. to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree" [syn: trap, immobilize, immobilise]
attach or fasten with pins [ant: unpin]
pierce with a pin; "pin down the butterfly"
immobilize a piece
See pin
Wikipedia
Pinning is a technique used when assembling large or heavy model kits (such as metal wargaming miniatures) that involves drilling a hole in two pieces of the model to be joined, and using a "pin" to strengthen the bond when they are glued. Pinning is a useful technique for reinforcing joints and is essential when making models from parts that were not designed to go together, such as a miniature conversion.
While models that are used for display purposes do not often require pinning, heavy models that are frequently handled (such as large metal miniatures used for wargaming) will often benefit from pinning to ensure that the model does not come apart.
Some modellers also use Blu Tack or another temporary adhesive as an aid when pinning.
Pinning may refer to:
- Pinning, the effect of certain weapons that cause their targets to be pinned down
- Pinning ceremony, a symbolic welcoming of newly graduated nurses into the nursing profession
- Pinning force, a force acting on a pinned object from a pinning center
- Pinning (modelling), the use of pins to strengthen the joins when assembling large or heavy model kits
- Pinning points, points in a crystalline material that act to halt a dislocation's movement
- Grappling hold#Pinning hold, a hold used to control an opponent in grappling
- Flux pinning, a phenomenon that magnetic flux lines do not move despite the Lorentz force acting on them inside a current-carrying Type II superconductor
- Percutaneous pinning, a technique used by orthopedic surgeons for the stabilisation of unstable fractures
- Tree pinning, inserting spikes into trees in order to cause damage to sawmill equipment
- Zener pinning, the influence of a dispersion of fine particles on the movement of low- and high angle grain boundaries through a polycrystalline material
- HTTP Public Key Pinning, a security mechanism for HTTPS websites
Usage examples of "pinning".
One of his attendants leaped upon a balustrade and swooped down on Mongaku, pinning his arms to his sides.
The cop on duty grabbed him from behind, pinning one arm behind him with a come-along grip, and pressing a finger into the mandibular nerve behind his jaw.
Pinning a misbehaving user into the corner of the screen can be a very effective attention-getter.
The part assigned to the British contingents under General Milne, which had taken over the front from the Vardar eastwards past Doiran and down the Struma to the sea, was the somewhat thankless one of pinning the Bulgars to that sector and preventing them from reinforcing the threatened line in the west.
She checked the capacious pockets of the talma, settled it over her shoulders, and twisted her long brown hair into a knot at the nape of her neck, pinning it in place.
Maverk was straddling him, pinning him down, while Darvk helped Tenia calm the horse and tie it to a nearby tree.
Instead, he lurched forward and grabbed Trays, pinning his arms and standing too close for him to use his legs again.
But it was Lafayette, with his innate genius for political theater, who crowned the moment by embracing a noncommissioned officer of the bodyguard and pinning a tricolor cockade on his hat.
The weapon caught Krujj in the right hand, the unringed hand, pinning it to the wall.
David Starr pulled him back, pinning him against the unseeable table top.
Ciara pivoted to face her sister, pinning Aisling in her sharp blue gaze.
In short, the Alamo project on which America was pinning its hopes for recovery was for Russia, and for communism as well, the promise of salvation.
He always did it, in these spells, and the word was like a skewer pinning her to the beaverboard among the other butterflies of his collection.
Jessan, as the two ConSecs pinning Beka against the wall brought her arms up higher between her shoulder blades.
Now we were trapped with the enraged monsters pinning Chron and me against the cliff wall.