💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Pin down"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| peg downverb | (idiomatic) To identify clearly. |
| nail downverb | (idiomatic, transitive) to make something (e.g. a decision or plan) firm or certain |
| pinnoun | A needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening. |
| pin upverb | (transitive) To put (e.g. a sheet of paper) on display, using a pin. |
| narrowverb | Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth. |
| specifyverb | (transitive) To state explicitly, or in detail, or as a condition. |
| narrow downverb | (idiomatic) To make more specific. |
| put a pin inverb | To postpone; to stop focusing or working on (something) until it can be finished at a later time. |
| fasten downverb | To secure something so that it will not be moved away. |
| pinboardnoun | A notice board to which items can be pinned. |
| tie downverb | To secure as if with a rope or hook. |
| tack upverb | To attach in a temporary fashion (with or as if with tacks or pins), as for example to fix pieces of fabric into position in preparation for sewing their seams, or to hang dropcloths as masking before painting. |
| tack downverb | To fix to the ground, with or as if with tacks. |
| fastenverb | (ambitransitive) To attach or connect in a secure manner. |
| clothespinnoun | (US, Canada) A clip or fastener used to secure garments to a clothesline while drying, and sometimes for other applications requiring holding or pinching. |
| preennoun | A forked tool used by clothiers for dressing cloth. |
| clinchnoun | (wrestling, combat sports) The act of one or both fighters holding onto the other to prevent being hit or engage in standup grappling. |
| attachverb | (transitive) To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively). |
| pincushionnoun | (sewing) A device, originally like a small, stuffed cushion, designed to have sewing pins and needles stuck into it to store them safely; some modern pincushions hold the objects magnetically. |
| locknoun | Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination. |
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