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pins on

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

Meaning of pin on

Verb

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

  1. (US, transitive) To place the blame for (something) on (someone), especially unjustly.
    • The police pinned the theft on my brother.

Questions about pins on

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

Words near pins on in the dictionary

  1. pins
  2. pins and needles
  3. pins back
  4. pins back one's ears
  5. pins down
  6. pins on
  7. pins one's ears back
  8. pins one's hopes on
  9. pins the meter
  10. pins up
  11. Pinsao

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