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pin down

verb

1 pin down

Define clearly.

synonyms: nail down, narrow, narrow down, peg down, specify.

Roget 751: restrain, check; put under restraint, lay under restraint; enthral, enthrall, inthral, inthrall, bethral, bethrall; restrict; debar etc. ... show more

Roget 744: compel, force, make, drive, coerce, constrain, enforce, necessitate, oblige.    force upon, press; cram down the throat, thrust down the throat, force down the throat; ... show more

2 pin down

Place in a confining or embarrassing position.

synonym: trap.

3 pin down

Attach with or as if with a pin.

synonym: pin up.

Dutch: pennen, vastpinnen


Moby thesaurus: allocate, anchor, assign, balance, ballast, bind, bridle, chain, collocate, counterbalance, denominate, deploy, designate, determine, dispose, emplace, enchain, entrammel, fasten, fetter ... show more.

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