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.
1. (sometimes foll by up) to tie, bind, or bundle: to truss up a prisoner. 2. (Cookery) to fasten or bind the wings and legs of (a fowl) before cooking to keep them in place. 3. (Building) to support or stiffen (a roof, bridge, etc) with structural members.