How to pronounce “put a pin in”

Meaning

• [Verb]
• To discredit or ridicule; to deflate someone or something that is pompous or overly esteemed.
• To make something certain; to nail down.
• To postpone; to stop focusing or working on (something) until it can be finished at a later time.
• Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put,‎ pin,‎ in.

Practice Nearby Words

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Similar Sounds

put upon, put-upon, put option, put up with, pitapatting, petitioning, patronym, pita pit, buttoning, battening