unpin
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un·pin
(ŭn-pĭn′)tr.v. un·pinned, un·pin·ning, un·pins
1. To remove pins or a pin from.
2.
a. To open or unfasten by or as if by removing pins.
b. To free.
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unpin
(ʌnˈpɪn)vb (tr) , -pins, -pinning or -pinned
1. to remove a pin or pins from
2. to unfasten by removing pins
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un•pin
(ʌnˈpɪn)v.t. -pinned, -pin•ning.
1. to remove pins from.
2. to unfasten or loosen by or as if by removing a pin; detach.
[1300–50]
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unpin
Past participle: unpinned
Gerund: unpinning
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Verb | 1. | unpin - remove the pins from; unfasten the pins of undo - cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect; "I wish I could undo my actions" pin - attach or fasten with pins or as if with pins; "pin the needle to the shirt". "pin the blame on the innocent man" |
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[ʌnˈpɪn] vt (dress) → togliere gli spilli a; (hair) → togliere le forcine a; (notice) → staccareCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995