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PIN DOWN
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Define clearly
Example:
I cannot narrow down the rules for this game
Synonyms:
nail down; narrow; narrow down; peg down; pin down; specify
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "pin down" is one way to...):
determine (fix in scope; fix the boundaries of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pin down"):
concretize (make something concrete)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 2
Meaning:
Attach with or as if with a pin
Example:
pin up a picture
Synonyms:
pin down; pin up
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "pin down" is one way to...):
attach (cause to be attached)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 3
Meaning:
Place in a confining or embarrassing position
Example:
He was trapped in a difficult situation
Synonyms:
pin down; trap
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "pin down" is one way to...):
confine; detain (deprive of freedom; take into confinement)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
