"pin back" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: pins back [present, singular, third-person], pinning back [participle, present], pinned back [participle, past], pinned back [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pin back (third-person singular simple present pins back, present participle pinning back, simple past and past participle pinned back)
  1. (transitive) To keep at a distance Tags: transitive Related terms: pin back one's ears, have one's ears pinned back
    Sense id: en-pin_back-en-verb-tuP8vDZe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (back)

Inflected forms

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