"pushpin" meaning in English

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        "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."
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        "(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."
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        "(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."
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        "To fasten with a thumbtack."
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        "(transitive) To fasten with a thumbtack."
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        "To fasten with a thumbtack."
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        "(transitive) To fasten with a thumbtack."
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