Pinfall
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pinfall is a noun meaning (bowling) The number of pins toppled by a bowler or bowling team during a game, tournament, career, or some other measured period.
Meaning
(bowling) The number of pins toppled by a bowler or bowling team during a game, tournament, career, or some other measured period.
More Meanings
- (wrestling, countable) A victorious maneuver in which both of an opponent's shoulders are held against the mat for a prescribed period of time.
Example Sentences
Allison, a member of the Bowling Hall of Fame, recently moved into ninth place for career pinfall with more than 103,000.
Cohen is best known for the confidence he displays on the wrestling mat, . . . stringing one move after another until he hears the referee's hand slap the mat to signal a pinfall.
Word Forms
- pinfalls
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include near-fall, fall, pinhold, faceplant, nearfall, dogfall.
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