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.
inâ¢cuâ¢bate. 1. to sit on (eggs) for the purpose of hatching. 2. to hatch (eggs), as by sitting on them or by artificial heat. 3. to maintain at a favorable temperature and in other conditions promoting development, as prematurely born infants.4. to develop or produce as if by hatching: pranksters incubating new schemes.. to sit on (eggs) for the purpose of hatching. 2. to hatch (eggs), as by sitting on them or by artificial heat. 3. to maintain at a favorable temperature and in other conditions promoting development, as prematurely born infants. 4. to develop or produce as if by hatching: pranksters incubating new schemes.