pindownとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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pin down (third-person singular simple present pins down, present participle pinning down, simple past and past participle pinned down) (transitive)

1. To attach or secure with pins.

   Coordinate terms: pin up, tack up

   Pin down the tablecloth, so it doesn't blow away in the breeze.

   • 1955 March, “Modernisation and Re-Equipment of British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, pages 154, 171:

     There are approximately 1,000 places on British Railways where wagon brakes must be pinned down before trains proceed over severe falling gradients; the trains have to be brought to a stand for the brakes to be pinned down, and subsequently have again to be stopped for the brakes to be released.

2. (idiomatic) To identify something (e.g. a decision or plan) clearly or specifically.

   Something is wrong, but I can't pin it down.

3. (wrestling) To hold the opponent back-first so both his or her shoulders touch the mat or ground.

   Synonym: pin

4. (idiomatic) To corner somebody in order to get a firm answer.

   Let's try to pin him down on a price.

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• nail down