Fastened

verb

1. To fasten, join, or secure with a pin

   "She pinned the corsage to her dress."

2. To hold fast or immobile

   "The three men held him pinned against the wall …"

3. To present (a young woman) with a fraternity pin as a pledge of affection
4. To make (something) contingent or dependent fasten
5. To assign the blame or responsibility for

   "They tried to pin the robbery on a night watchman"

6. To define or determine clearly or precisely
7. To fix (something, such as a message, a file, or an icon) in place for convenient viewing or access

   "This is one of the most useful features of the new Twitter—you can pin a tweet on your profile so that it stays on top …"

8. To make (a chess opponent's piece) unable to move without exposing the king to check or a valuable piece to capture

   "The white queen pins the black bishop."

9. To secure a fall see fall over (an opponent)

   "In five years of wrestling at Exeter, I probably pinned no more than a half-dozen opponents. I was almost never pinned—only twice, in fact."

10. to fasten, join, or secure with a pin
11. to hold fast or immobile
12. to present (a young woman) with a fraternity pin as a pledge of affection

verb

1. To cause or force (someone) to make a definite statement or decision about something

   "Reporters tried to pin him down on the specific changes he wants to make to the tax laws."

2. To find out (something) with certainty

   "Can you pin down when the change occurred?"

idiomatic phrase

1. To hope very much for a good outcome from (something or someone) especially when other options are not available or are not pursued

   "Also, if possible, generate several [job] interviews; don't pin your hopes on just one."

idiomatic phrase

1. To assign (someone) the blame for something

   "When he got caught, he tried to pin the blame on someone else."