verb
Meaning 1
To unfasten by removing a pin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
unpin
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rhymes with -ɪn
verb
Meaning 2
To detach (an icon, application, etc.) from the place where it was previously pinned.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: computing, engineering, graphical-user-interface, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
Examples
- to unpin a program from the Taskbar
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To undo the pinning or fixing of (an array in memory, a security certificate, etc.) so that it can be modified again.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
To get (a piece) out of a pin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: board-games, chess, games
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 5
remove the pins from; unfasten the pins of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: pin
Broader terms: undo
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Germanic *pinnaz Proto-West Germanic *pinn Old English pinn Middle English pinne English pin English unpin From un- + pin.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: désépingler — Translations
- Spanish: desfijar — Translations
- Spanish: desprender — Translations