Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pinning

1 sense of pinning

Sense 1
pinning -- (a mutual promise of a couple not to date anyone else; on college campuses it was once signaled by the giving of a fraternity pin)
       => promise -- (a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future)

Antonyms of verb pin

1 of 4 senses of pin

Sense 2
pin -- (attach or fasten with pins or as if with pins; "pin the needle to the shirt". "pin the blame on the innocent man")
       Antonym of unpin (Sense 1)
      => unpin -- (remove the pins from; unfasten the pins of)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb pin

4 senses of pin

Sense 1
trap, pin, immobilize, immobilise -- (to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree")

Sense 2
pin -- (attach or fasten with pins or as if with pins; "pin the needle to the shirt". "pin the blame on the innocent man")
       => fasten, fix, secure -- (cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man")

Sense 3
pin -- (pierce with a pin; "pin down the butterfly")
       => transfix, impale, empale, spike -- (pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer")

Sense 4
pin -- (immobilize a piece)
       => attack, aggress -- (take the initiative and go on the offensive; "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack")