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.
deÂ·lay. v. deÂ·layed, deÂ·layÂ·ing, deÂ·lays. v. tr. 1. To postpone until a later time; defer. 2. To cause to be later or slower than expected or desired: Heavy traffic delayed us. v. intr. To act or move slowly; put off an action or a decision. n. 1.