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# pinning

verb form (-ing form of «pin»: pin, pins, pinned, pinning); noun (uncountable, in some uses)

«pinning» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Pinning means fastening something with a pin, for example a badge, a poster or a piece of cloth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinning/#m1)
2. Pinning (someone down) means holding a person so they cannot move, for example in a fight or a wrestling match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinning/#m2)
3. Pinning the blame on someone means saying they did something wrong, often unfairly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinning/#m3)
4. (computers) Pinning means fixing a message or app in place at the top of a screen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinning/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday and school life, pupils pin work on a noticeboard. In stories about fights, pinning someone to the ground is rough and dangerous. In ethics lessons, «pinning the blame» on an innocent person is a common unfair act. Phrases: «pinning up», «pinning down», «pinning the blame on», «pinning your hopes on».

### Examples

- She was pinning her painting to the board. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinning/#x1)
- The bigger boy was pinning Sam to the ground until the teacher came. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinning/#x2)
- Stop pinning the blame on your sister! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinning/#x3)
- Mum is pinning up the hem of my trousers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinning/#x4)
- We're pinning our hopes on the last match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinning/#x5)
- The wrestler won by pinning his opponent. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinning/#x6)
- I'm pinning that message so everyone sees it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinning/#x7)

### Note

Spelling: double n before -ing and -ed (pinning, pinned) because «pin» is a short word ending in one vowel + one consonant. Safety: pinning someone down in play can hurt their chest and breathing; stop if they say stop.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «pinning» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pinning/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«pinning» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pinning.html) on Mova free.