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What does pin down mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word pin down? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. To attach or secure with pins.
  2. (idiomatic) To identify something (e.g. a decision or plan) clearly or specifically.
  3. (wrestling) To hold the opponent back-first so both his or her shoulders touch the mat.
  4. (idiomatic) To corner somebody in order to get a firm answer.
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Frank Horrigan pursues every clue, every scrap of evidence as he fights to pin down Leary and foil his murderous plan.
That is harder to pin down, but movie people all sniff the same zeitgeist and often have simultaneous inspiration.
We all tried to pin down that ineffable quality of inspired classroom activity that can't be made digital and stuffed down an Ethernet cable.
Mired in the humanistic belief that someone must be pushing the planchette, our unease grows as we cannot pin down the culprit.
In an effort to pin down good guys and bad guys, or otherwise to dichotomize different approaches, various paired terms have been offered.
Now it is back to the linisher to sand the pin down till it is completely flush with the sides of the plane.

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