pin-v; 4 Senses

Sense Number 1: attach or fasten with pins or tacks

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

Sense Number 2: attach (figuratively)

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

Sense Number 3: trap, immobilize

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

Sense Number 4: identify, define clearly

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