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pins back

pins back is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pin back.

Meaning of pin back

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To keep at a distance
    • They were certainly the more rounded team and it was unusual, to say the least, to see Chelsea with home advantage being pinned back into their own half.2015 January 31, Daniel Taylor, “David Silva seizes point for Manchester City as Chelsea are checked”, in The Guardian (London)

Questions about pins back

What is pins back the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pins back is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pin back.

Words near pins back in the dictionary

  1. pinquitos
  2. pinrail
  3. pinrails
  4. pins
  5. pins and needles
  6. pins back
  7. pins back one's ears
  8. pins down
  9. pins on
  10. pins one's ears back
  11. pins one's hopes on

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