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Pin down   /pɪn daʊn/   Listen
Pin down

verb
1.
Define clearly.  Synonyms: nail down, narrow, narrow down, peg down, specify.
2.
Place in a confining or embarrassing position.  Synonym: trap.
3.
Attach with or as if with a pin.  Synonym: pin up.






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"Pin down" Quotes from Famous Books



... snow and boulders, but one terrific gust tore it up and whirred it away. Inside the hut they waited for the roof to vanish, and wondered, while they vainly tried to make it secure, what they could do if it went. After fourteen hours it disappeared, as they were trying to pin down one corner. Thereupon the smother of snow swept over them, and all they could do was to dive immediately for their sleeping-bags. Once Bowers put out his head and said, 'We're all right,' in as ordinary tones as he could manage, whereupon ...
— The Voyages of Captain Scott - Retold from 'The Voyage of the "Discovery"' and 'Scott's - Last Expedition' • Charles Turley



Words linked to "Pin down" :   trap, confine, attach, concretize, determine, detain



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