UNPIN (unpinned, unpinning)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: unpinned    , unpinning   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does unpin mean? 

• UNPIN (verb)
  The verb UNPIN has 1 sense:

1. remove the pins from; unfasten the pins of

  Familiarity information: UNPIN used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UNPIN (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they unpin    ... he / she / it unpins   
Past simple: unpinned   
Past participle: unpinned   
-ing form: unpinning   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Remove the pins from; unfasten the pins of

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "unpin" is one way to...):

undo (cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Antonym:

pin (attach or fasten with pins)

 Context examples 

"I'll do my best to gratify you, Sir," was Laurie's unusually dutiful reply, as he carefully unpinned the posy Jo had put in his buttonhole.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Her habit therefore was thrown off with all possible haste, and she was preparing to unpin the linen package, which the chaise-seat had conveyed for her immediate accommodation, when her eye suddenly fell on a large high chest, standing back in a deep recess on one side of the fireplace.

(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)