Pushpin

/ˈpʊʃˌpɪn/ · noun

Meaning

(countable) A small pin with a head made for gripping with the fingers, to be pushed into a bulletin board so as to pin papers to it; especially, such a pin with a cylindrical head..

Definitions by Sense

1. (countable) A small pin with a head made for gripping with the fingers, to be pushed into a bulletin board so as to pin papers to it; especially, such a pin with a cylindrical head.
2. (archaic, uncountable) An old children's game where pins are placed on a table and each player tries to push his pin so as to cross the other's.
3. (transitive) To fasten with a thumbtack.

Example Sentences

My invention relates to improvements in what are termed “push-pins,” said pins being adapted to support one article upon another and being particularly employed for holding photographic films stretched upon a surface, such as a board, for drying and the like.

An illustration showed a pair of scissors slicing off the leg of a doll […] stuck with pushpins.

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• pushpins
• push-pin
• push pin
• pushpinning
• pushpinned

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