UNPIN

unpin

(verb) remove the pins from; unfasten the pins of

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

unpin (third-person singular simple present unpins, present participle unpinning, simple past and past participle unpinned)

(transitive) To unfasten by removing a pin.

(transitive, computing, GUI) To detach (an icon, application, etc.) from the place where it was previously pinned.

(transitive, chess) to get out of a pin

Source: Wiktionary


Un*pin", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + pin.]

Definition: To loose from pins; to remove the pins from; to unfasten; as, to unpin a frock; to unpin a frame.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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