push pin

A form of pushpin — A small pin with a head made for gripping with the fingers, to be pushed into a bulletin board so as to pin papers to it; especially, such a pin with a cylindrical head.

Meanings

nounpush pin (countable and uncountable, plural push pins)

plural push pins

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of pushpin.
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APA

push pin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/push%20pin

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“push pin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/push%20pin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “push pin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/push%20pin.

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