pin down
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
- dashed outline: no word in this language
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
define clearly
I cannot narrow down the rules for this game
Types & categories
- determine hypernym
- concretize hyponym
Related & opposite
- specifier derivation
Sense 2 verb
place in a confining or embarrassing position
He was trapped in a difficult situation
Types & categories
- detain hypernym
Related & opposite
- snare derivation
Sense 3 verb
attach with or as if with a pin
pin up a picture
Types & categories
- attach hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | specifier |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | determine |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | concretize |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | snare |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | detain |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | attach |