pinion[verb]Synonyms: immobilize, bind, chain, fasten, fetter, manacle, shackle, tie
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
I. pin‧ion1 /ˈpɪnjən/
verb [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to hold or tie someone’s arms or legs very tightly, so that they cannot move freely:
My arms were pinioned behind me by the policemen. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
II. pinion2 noun[
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: French;
Origin: pignon, from peigne 'comb']
[countable] a small wheel, with teeth on its outer edge, that fits into a larger wheel and turns it or is turned by it
[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲