"pushpin" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpʊʃˌpɪn/ Forms: pushpins [plural]
Etymology: From push + pin. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|push|pin}} push + pin Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pushpin (countable and uncountable, plural pushpins)
  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. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Fasteners
    Sense id: en-pushpin-en-noun-8m1ho8zR Disambiguation of Fasteners: 34 29 37 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 44 7 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 40 11
  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. Tags: archaic, uncountable Categories (topical): Fasteners
    Sense id: en-pushpin-en-noun-sKvJhJ4s Disambiguation of Fasteners: 34 29 37 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 44 7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: push-pin, push pin

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈpʊʃˌpɪn/ Forms: pushpins [present, singular, third-person], pushpinning [participle, present], pushpinned [participle, past], pushpinned [past]
Etymology: From push + pin. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|push|pin}} push + pin Head templates: {{en-verb|pushpins|pushpinning|pushpinned}} pushpin (third-person singular simple present pushpins, present participle pushpinning, simple past and past participle pushpinned)
  1. (transitive) To fasten with a thumbtack. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Fasteners
    Sense id: en-pushpin-en-verb-RltEWlVJ Disambiguation of Fasteners: 34 29 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: push-pin, push pin

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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