{
    "term": "pin",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "image": "data/images/je/jewellery.png",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a short thin piece of stiff wire with a sharp point at one end and a round head at the other, used especially for fastening together pieces of cloth when sewing",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Use pins to keep the patch in place while you sew it on."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["safety", "bobby", "hair"],
                "verb + pin": ["drive in", "insert", "stick in"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a short thin piece of stiff wire with a sharp point at one end and an item of decoration at the other, worn as jewellery",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a diamond pin"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["safety", "bobby", "hair"],
                "verb + pin": ["drive in", "insert", "stick in"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a piece of jewellery with a pin on the back of it, that can be fastened to your clothes",
            "labels": "(especially North American English)especially in British English",
            "examples": [],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["lapel", "flag"],
                "verb + pin": ["wear"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a type of badge that is fastened with a pin at the back",
            "labels": "(especially North American English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He supports the group and wears its pin on his lapel."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an American flag lapel pin"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["lapel", "flag"],
                "verb + pin": ["wear"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "a piece of steel used to support a bone in your body when it has been broken",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The pin in her spine will have to be changed as she grows."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "one of the metal parts that stick out of an electric plug and fit into a socket",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a 2-pin plug"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "a wooden or plastic object that is like a bottle in shape and that players try to knock down in games such as bowling",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "a stick with a flag on top of it, placed in a hole so that players can see where they are aiming for",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The ball stopped five feet short of the pin."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 9,
            "definition": "a person’s legs",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He’s not as quick on his pins as he used to be."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 10,
            "definition": "a small piece of metal on a hand grenade that stops it from exploding and is pulled out just before the hand grenade is thrown",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "(to be) very anxious or excited while you are waiting to find out something or see what will happen",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I've been on pins and needles all week waiting for the results."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to say that you would like to do something, even though you know that it would not be sensible",
            "labels": "(British English, old-fashioned)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I'd kill him for two pins."
                },
                {
                    "text": "For two pins I’d tell her what I really think of her."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "it was extremely quiet",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The audience was so quiet you could have heard a pin drop."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pɪn/",
                "audio": "pi/pin/pin__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pɪn/",
                "audio": "pi/pin/pin__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Old English pinn, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch pin ‘pin, peg’, from Latin pinna ‘point, tip, edge’."
}