{To pin one's faith upon}, to depend upon; to trust to. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
pinned — linch·pinned; pinned; … English syllables
pinned — mod. arrested. (Underworld.) □ The boys in blue pinned him and took him away. □ He had a gun in his belt when they pinned him … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Pinned down — is a common military term for a unit that is currently being suppressed by enemy fire. A suppressed unit has lost its ability to move, lost all or most of its ability to return fire, and lost much of its ability to gather real time intelligence… … Wikipedia
pinned stapled — affixed affixed adj. 1. attached physically. Opposite of {unaffixed}. Note: Various more specific adjectives meaning affixed are: {appendant , {basifixed}, {fastened, secured}, {glued, pasted, stuck to(predicate) , {pegged down , {pinned, stapled … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pinned — 1. high on an injected drug, especially heroin; 2. high on any drug … Dictionary of Australian slang
pinned — Australian Slang 1. high on an injected drug, especially heroin; 2. high on any drug … English dialects glossary
pinned — adj. stuck, immobilized, confined pɪn n. small needle; spike; prong, peg; metallic prong on a chip or electrical plug v. fasten with pins, attach with pins; stick, stab; confine, hold, immobilize … English contemporary dictionary
pinned — /ˈpɪnd/ (say pind) verb 1. past tense and past participle of pin1. –adjective 2. Colloquial under the influence of an illicit drug, especially an injected one, as heroin …
pinned — ˈpind adjective Etymology: partly from pin (I) + ed, partly from past participle of pin (II) : having or fastened with a pin … Useful english dictionary
pinned his hopes on — placed all his expectations on … English contemporary dictionary
