Commentary: Includes: PIN DOWN, PIN UP
Examples:
The pieces were pinned to the quilt.
He pinned the corsage on his date with trembling fingers.
She pinned the butterflies down with long pins.
Why don't you pin up the poster on that wall?
Mappings:
VerbNet: tape-22.4
FrameNet: Attaching
PropBank: pin.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 3
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
pin_up 1
pin_down 3
Commentary:
NOTE: No actual pins are used in this sense. Syntax Is: NP1[agent] PIN NP2[patient[abstract]] PP
Examples:
We pinned all our hopes on his arrival.
'Don't try to pin this debacle on me!' she shouted.
Send the draft letter to candidates, saying that you will pin your vote on child care.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: Judgment_communication
PropBank: pin.01
Commentary:
NOTE: No actual pins are used in this sense. Sense indicates a placing of boundaries on an object, not a literal fastening in place. Includes: PIN DOWN
Examples:
The child was pinned under the fallen tree.
In his opening bout, he pinned Rutger's Ryan Jablonski in 1 minute, 11 seconds.
The suspense in this movie will pin you to your seat.
We were pinned down by fire, unable to move, as a full-scale gun battle took place.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: pin.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 4
Commentary: Includes: PIN DOWN
Examples:
Researchers have pinned down the risks for heart attack for women.
The size of Pluto's moon has been pinned down.
Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
pin_down 1