lynchpin

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A form of linchpin — A pin inserted through holes at the end of an axle or shaft, so as to secure a wheel or shaft-mounted device.

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Meanings

nounlynchpin (plural lynchpins)

plural lynchpins

  1. alternativeAlternative form of linchpin.

    Every design that villainy could suggest was had recourse to in the hopes of nobbling Wild Dayrell; but never being left for an hour by either his trainer or jockey, he escaped the intended 'coopering', even when the lynchpins of the wheels of his van had been tampered with.

    1864, Baily's Magazine of Sports & Pastimes, volume 8, page 110
verblynchpin (third-person singular simple present lynchpins, present participle lynchpinning, simple past and past participle lynchpinned)

present singular third person lynchpins · participle present lynchpinning · participle past lynchpinned · past lynchpinned

  1. alternativeAlternative form of linchpin.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna central cohesive source of support and stability

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anchormainstaykeystonebackbonelinchpin
Broader
support

nounpin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on

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linchpin
Broader
pin
Also see
anchorbackbonekeystonelinchpinmainstay

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

lynchpin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lynchpin

MLA

“lynchpin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lynchpin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lynchpin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lynchpin.

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