Usually means: Securely locate or identify something.
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We found 16 dictionaries that define the word pin down:

General (12 matching dictionaries)
  1. pin down: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. pin down: Merriam-Webster
  3. pin down: Collins English Dictionary
  4. pin down: Vocabulary.com
  5. pin down: Wiktionary
  6. pin down: Dictionary.com
  7. pin down: Rhymezone
  8. pin down: FreeDictionary.org
  9. pin down: Mnemonic Dictionary
  10. pin down: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. pin down: Legal dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. pin down: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. pin down: Medical dictionary

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  1. pin down: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (pin down)

verb:  To attach or secure with pins.
verb:  (idiomatic) To identify something (e.g. a decision or plan) clearly or specifically.
verb:  (wrestling) To hold the opponent back-first so both his or her shoulders touch the mat or ground.
verb:  (idiomatic) To corner somebody in order to get a firm answer.

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