pinioned
past simple and past participle ofpinion
pinion
verb[T]
uk/ˈpɪn.jən/us/ˈpɪn.jən/toholdsomeone,especiallyby thearms, topreventthem frommoving:
He was pinionedtothewallby two men while another onerepeatedlypunchedhim.
Having in your hands
- ahold
- arm
- chokehold
- clasp
- clench
- cling
- cup
- dandle
- grasp
- grip
- hand in handidiom
- handle
- hang
- hang on
- hang/hold on like grim deathidiom
- nurse
- onto
- purchase
- seize
- taken
Examplesofpinioned
pinioned
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
We have only just agreed to allowpinionedducks to he used for duck fighting.
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Our country would drag alongside the monetary union,pinionedto it by economic realities.
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The two men werepinionedon the pavement, and the bag that one of them was carrying went flying.
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These birds were tamed and, although they were notpinionedand often left the confines of the park, always returned to roost.
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- peripheral-nervous-system
- peripheral pulse
- peripheral region
- peripheral resistance
- peripheral vascular disease
- peripheral-vascular-disease
- periphery
- peripteral
- periscope
- periscope depth
- perish
- perishable
- perishable commodity
- perishable food
- perishable good
- perishable item
- perishables
- perished
- perisher
- perishing
- perish the thought
- perish-the-thought
- peristalsis
- peristaltic