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1 | 99% | 4 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 31% | 9 | Holds down or tamps down | |
3 | 29% | 4 | Professor holds wife on the ground | |
Holds Down Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "PINS" which means:
- noun
- • A piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
- • A number you choose and use to gain access to various accounts
- • When a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
- • Small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or define locations etc.
- • Informal terms for the leg
- • Axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns
- • Cylindrical tumblers consisting of two parts that are held in place by springs; when they are aligned with a key the bolt can be thrown
- • Flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green
- • A small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things
- • A holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
- • A club-shaped wooden object used in bowling; set up in triangular groups of ten as the target verb
- • To hold fast or prevent from moving
- • Attach or fasten with pins
- • Pierce with a pin
- • (chess) immobilize a piece
An example sentence would be:
- • "He used pins to attach the fabric to the mannequin."
- • "She won a gold medal in the olympic pins collecting competition."
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New York Times21 Jul 2001 | Across 18 | |
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