pushpin

== English == === Alternative forms === push-pin, push pin === Etymology === From push +‎ pin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpʊʃˌpɪn/ === Noun === pushpin (countable and uncountable, plural pushpins) (countable) A small pin with a head made for gripping with the fingers, to be pushed into a bulletin board so as to pin papers to it; especially, such a pin with a cylindrical head. Coordinate terms: drawing pin, thumbtack (archaic, uncountable) An old children's game where pins are placed on a table and each player tries to push his pin so as to cross the other's. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === pushpin (third-person singular simple present pushpins, present participle pushpinning, simple past and past participle pushpinned) (transitive) To fasten with a thumbtack. === Further reading === drawing pin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia