pushpin /ˈpʊʃˌpɪn/noun 2verb 1forms 3 noun2 •A small pin with a head made for gripping with the fingers, to be pushed into a bulletin board so as to pin papers to it; especially, such a pin with a cylindrical head.An illustration showed a pair of scissors slicing off the leg of a doll […] stuck with pushpins. — 2009 •(no longer used) An old children's game where pins are placed on a table and each player tries to push his pin so as to cross the other's. verb1 •To fasten with a thumbtack. formspushpinned · pushpinning · pushpins