to pin down

English - Turkish

Definition of to pin down in English Turkish dictionary

{k} saptamak, tespit etmek

yerine oturtmak

hareketsiz kılmak

açıkça belirtmek

bağlamak

saptamak

sıkıca yerleştirmek

sıkboğaz etmek

(deyim) pin someone down bilgisini,niyetini vb. soyleye zorunlu olmak. pin sth. down tam olarak belirtmek

zorunlu kılmak

sıkıştırmak

mecbur etmek

English - English

Definition of to pin down in English English dictionary

to corner somebody in order to get a firm answer

Let's try to pin him down on a price.

to attach or secure with pins

Pin down the tablecloth, so it doesn't blow away in the breeze.

to identify something (e.g. a decision or plan) clearly or specifically

Something is wrong, but I can't pin it down.

attach with or as if with a pin; "pin up a picture"

If you try to pin something down, you try to discover exactly what, where, or when it is. It has taken until now to pin down its exact location I can only pin it down to between 1936 and 1942 If we cannot pin down exactly what we are supposed to be managing, how can we manage it?

fix firmly in place; confirm, determine; force into revealing the truth

define clearly; "Can you pin down the difficulties"

If you pin someone down, you force them to make a decision or to tell you what their decision is, when they have been trying to avoid doing this. She couldn't pin him down to a date If you pin people down, they will tell you some puzzling things about stress

define clearly; "I cannot narrow down the rules for this game"

attach with or as if with a pin; "pin up a picture

Hyphenation

to pin Down

Turkish pronunciation

tı pîn daun

Pronunciation

/tə ˈpən ˈdoun/ /tə ˈpɪn ˈdaʊn/