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unpin

[ uhn-pin ]

/ ʌnˈpɪn /

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verb (used with object), un·pinned, un·pin·ning.

to remove pins from.

to unfasten or loosen by or as if by removing a pin; detach.

Origin of unpin

1300–50; Middle English unpynnen to unbolt; see un-², pin

Words nearby unpin

unperturbed, unphysiologic, unpick, unpicked, unpile, unpin, unplaced, unplait, unplanned, unplayable, unpleasant

Example sentences from the Web for unpin

She read it, passed it back, and then began to unpin Joan's hat.

A Case in Camera |Oliver Onions
She placed the cup on the mantel-shelf and begun to unpin her veil and pull off her gloves, looking meanwhile at Newman.

The American |Henry James
She began anew to unpin her hair, when a second time the same noise in the passage alarmed her.

Emmeline |Charlotte Turner Smith
He made his way into the ill-lighted sitting-room, and began to unpin his shawl.

Tiverton Tales |Alice Brown

After a few seconds she turned away, and began to unpin her hat at the toilet-table.

The Quaint Companions |Leonard Merrick

British Dictionary definitions for unpin

unpin

/ (ʌnˈpɪn) /

verb -pins, -pinning or -pinned (tr)

to remove a pin or pins from

to unfasten by removing pins