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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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