The difference between Nail and Pin
When used as nouns, nail means the thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals, whereas pin means a sewing pin or ballhead pin: a needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.
When used as verbs, nail means to fix (an object) to another object using a nail, whereas pin means to fasten or attach (something) with a pin.
check bellow for the other definitions of Nail and Pin
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Nail as a noun:
The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.
Examples:
"When I'm nervous I bite my nails."
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Nail as a noun:
The basal thickened portion of the anterior wings of certain hemiptera.
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Nail as a noun:
The terminal horny plate on the beak of ducks, and other allied birds.
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Nail as a noun:
The claw of a bird or other animal.
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Nail as a noun:
A spike-shaped metal fastener used for joining wood or similar materials. The nail is generally driven through two or more layers of material by means of impacts from a hammer or other device. It is then held in place by friction.
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Nail as a noun:
A round pedestal on which merchants once carried out their business, such as the four nails outside The Exchange, Bristol.
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Nail as a noun:
An archaic English unit of length equivalent to 1/20th of an ell or 1/16th of a yard (2.25 inches or 5.715 cm).
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Nail as a verb (transitive):
To fix (an object) to another object using a nail.
Examples:
"He nailed the placard to the post."
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Nail as a verb (intransitive):
To drive a nail.
Examples:
"He used the ax head for nailing."
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Nail as a verb (transitive):
To stud or boss with nails, or as if with nails.
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Nail as a verb (slang):
To catch.
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Nail as a verb (transitive, slang):
To expose as a sham.
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Nail as a verb (transitive, slang):
To accomplish (a task) completely and successfully.
Examples:
"I really nailed that test."
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Nail as a verb (transitive, slang):
To hit (a target) effectively with some weapon.
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Nail as a verb (transitive, vulgar, slang):
Of a male, to engage in sexual intercourse with.
Examples:
"There’s a benefit gala at the Boston Pops tonight, and... well, I’m trying to nail the flautist.'' - Brian Griffin in the TV series ''Family Guy"
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Nail as a verb:
To spike, as a cannon.
Examples:
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Pin as a noun:
A sewing pin or ballhead pin: a needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.
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Pin as a noun:
A small nail with a head and a sharp point.
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Pin as a noun:
A cylinder often of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts.
Examples:
"Pull the pin out of the grenade before throwing it at the enemy."
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Pin as a noun (wrestling):
The victory condition of holding the opponent's shoulders on the wrestling mat for a prescribed period of time.
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Pin as a noun:
A slender object specially designed for use in a specific game or sport, such as skittles or bowling.
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Pin as a noun (informal, in plural):
A leg.
Examples:
"I'm not so good on my pins these days."
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Pin as a noun (electricity):
Any of the individual connecting elements of a multipole electrical connector.
Examples:
"The UK standard connector for domestic mains electricity has three pins."
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Pin as a noun:
A piece of jewellery that is attached to clothing with a pin.
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Pin as a noun (US):
A simple accessory that can be attached to clothing with a pin or fastener, often round and bearing a design, logo or message, and used for decoration, identification or to show political affiliation, etc.
Examples:
"synonyms: badge lapel pin"
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Pin as a noun (chess):
A scenario in which moving a lesser piece to escape from attack would expose a more valuable piece to attack.
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Pin as a noun (golf):
The flagstick: the flag-bearing pole which marks the location of a hole
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Pin as a noun (curling):
The spot at the exact centre of the house (the target area)
Examples:
"The shot landed right on the pin."
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Pin as a noun (dated):
A mood, a state of being.
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Pin as a noun:
One of a row of pegs in the side of an ancient drinking cup to mark how much each person should drink.
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Pin as a noun (medicine, obsolete):
caligo
Examples:
"rfquotek Shakespeare"
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Pin as a noun:
A thing of small value; a trifle.
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Pin as a noun:
A peg in musical instruments for increasing or relaxing the tension of the strings.
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Pin as a noun (engineering):
A short shaft, sometimes forming a bolt, a part of which serves as a journal.
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Pin as a noun:
The tenon of a dovetail joint.
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Pin as a noun (UK, brewing):
A size of brewery cask, equal to half a firkin, or eighth of a barrel.
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Pin as a noun (informal):
A pinball machine.
Examples:
"I spent most of my time in the arcade playing pins."
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Pin as a verb (often followed by a preposition such as "to" or "on"):
To fasten or attach (something) with a pin.
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Pin as a verb (chess, usually, in the passive):
To cause (a piece) to be in a pin.
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Pin as a verb (wrestling):
To pin down (someone).
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Pin as a verb:
To enclose; to confine; to pen; to pound.
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Pin as a verb (computing, GUI, transitive):
To attach (an icon, application, etc.) to another item.
Examples:
"to pin a window to the Taskbar"
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Pin as a verb (computing, transitive):
To fix (an array in memory, a security certificate, etc.) so that it cannot be modified.
Examples:
"When marshaling data, the interop marshaler can copy or pin the data being marshaled."
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Pin as a verb: