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pins the meter

pins the meter is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 pins the meter

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

Words near pins the meter in the dictionary

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

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