Standard Lemma guide

pinned

adj · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /pɪnd/
  • rhymes with -ɪnd
  • homophone: pend
  • homophone: penned (pin–pen merger)
  • CMU ARPABET: P IH1 N D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having (a specified kind or number of) pins.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: in-compounds, not-comparable

Examples

  • a three-pinned arch

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of pin

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *pinnaz Proto-West Germanic *pinn Old English pinn Middle English pinne English pin English -ed English pinned From pin + -ed.

Real reading context

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