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tiepin

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A tie tack, a pin or stud used to secure a tie to the shirt.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a pin used to hold the tie in place

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tie tack, scarfpin

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pin

History

Etymology

From tie + pin.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: игла за вратовръзка (igla za vratovrǎzka) — a tie tack, a pin or stud used to secure a tie to the shirt
  • Chinese Mandarin: 呔夾 /呔夹 (dāijiā) — a tie tack, a pin or stud used to secure a tie to the shirt
  • Danish: slipsenål — a tie tack, a pin or stud used to secure a tie to the shirt
  • Finnish: solmioneula — a tie tack, a pin or stud used to secure a tie to the shirt
  • German: Krawattenspange — a tie tack, a pin or stud used to secure a tie to the shirt
  • German: Krawattennadel — a tie tack, a pin or stud used to secure a tie to the shirt
  • Italian: fermacravatta — a tie tack, a pin or stud used to secure a tie to the shirt
  • Japanese: タイピン (taipin) — a tie tack, a pin or stud used to secure a tie to the shirt
  • Japanese: ネクタイピン (nekutaipin) — a tie tack, a pin or stud used to secure a tie to the shirt
  • Korean: 타이핀 (taipin) — a tie tack, a pin or stud used to secure a tie to the shirt
  • Norwegian Bokmål: slipsnål — a tie tack, a pin or stud used to secure a tie to the shirt
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: slipsnål — a tie tack, a pin or stud used to secure a tie to the shirt
  • Russian: була́вка для га́лстука (bulávka dlja gálstuka) — a tie tack, a pin or stud used to secure a tie to the shirt
  • Swedish: slipsnål — a tie tack, a pin or stud used to secure a tie to the shirt
  • Turkish: kravat iğnesi — a tie tack, a pin or stud used to secure a tie to the shirt