Pushpin
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpʊʃˌpɪn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pushpin is a noun meaning (transitive) To fasten with a thumbtack.
Meaning
(transitive) To fasten with a thumbtack.
More Meanings
- (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.
- (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.
Example Sentences
An illustration showed a pair of scissors slicing off the leg of a doll […] stuck with pushpins.
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.
Word Forms
- pushpins
- push-pin
- push pin
- pushpinning
- pushpinned
Synonyms for pushpin
Depending on context, synonyms include thumbtack.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include thumbtack, push-pin, pinhold, pinholder, nosepin, pinpoint.
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