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Meaning of pin back | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To keep at a distance

transitive

Examples

“They were certainly the more rounded team and it was unusual, to say the least, to see Chelsea with home advantage being pinned back into their own half.”
“For a solid five minutes or so Rangers pinned Celtic back and probed at them.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

pin cushion pin cushions pin down pin on pin one's ears back pin one's hopes on

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