Grammar. 1  Also called objective case. (in English and some other languages) a case specialized for the use of a form as the object of a transitive verb or of a preposition, as him in The boy hit him, or me in He comes to me with his troubles. 2  a word in that case.
pinning-a mutual promise of a couple not to date anyone else; on college campuses it was once signaled by the giving of a fraternity pin. promise-a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future.
panning. 1  transitive verb. 2  1a : to wash in a pan for the purpose of separating heavy particlesb : to separate (a substance, such as gold) by panningc : to place in a pan. 3  2 : to criticize severely the show was panned. 4  intransitive verb. 5  1 : to wash material (such as earth or gravel) in a pan in search of metal (such as gold)