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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

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