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pinning the meter

pinning the meter is the present participle and gerund of pin the meter.

Meaning of pin the meter

Verb

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

  1. (CB radio) To cause a meter to register its highest possible value.
    • If signals tend to pin the meter, the sensitivity can be reduced by adjustment of R1.1958, The Radio Amateur's Handbook, number 35, page 490

Questions about pinning the meter

What is pinning the meter the present participle and gerund of?
Pinning the meter is the present participle and gerund of pin the meter.

Words near pinning the meter in the dictionary

  1. pinning back one's ears
  2. pinning down
  3. pinning on
  4. pinning one's ears back
  5. pinning one's hopes on
  6. pinning the meter
  7. pinning up
  8. pinnings
  9. pinniped
  10. pinnipede
  11. pinnipedes

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