pinion
/ˈpɪnjən/ verbe C2En français : ligoter les bras, éjointer, entraver
- To cut off the pinion of a bird’s wing, or otherwise disable or bind its wings, in order to prevent it from flying.
- To bind the arms of someone, so as to deprive him of their use; to disable by so binding.
- To restrain; to limit.
He/she/it pinions · Prétérit pinioned · Participe passé pinioned · Forme en -ing pinioning
Formes du verbe
- Forme de base
- pinion
- He/she/it
- pinions
- Prétérit
- pinioned
- Participe passé
- pinioned
- Forme en -ing
- pinioning
Dans la bibliothèque
It was not until Lestrade succeeded in getting his hand inside his neckcloth and half-strangling him that we made him realize that his struggles were of no avail; and even then we felt no security until we had pinioned his feet as well as his hands.
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