linchpin in English dictionary

  • linchpin

    Meanings and definitions of "linchpin"

    • a pin inserted through holes at the end of an axle, so as to secure a wheel
    • (figuratively) a central cohesive source of stability and security; a person or thing that is critical to a system or organisation.
    • noun
      a pin inserted through holes at the end of an axle, so as to secure a wheel
    • noun
      (figuratively)
      a central cohesive source of stability and security; a person or thing that is critical to a system or organisation.
    • a securing pin
    • noun
      a central cohesive source of support and stability; "faith is his anchor"; "the keystone of campaign reform was the ban on soft money"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"
    • noun
      pin inserted through an axletree to hold a wheel on

    Synonyms of "linchpin" in English dictionary

    support, keystone, pin are the top synonyms of "linchpin" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of linchpin

    • linchpin ( plural  linchpins)
    • linchpin (plural linchpins)

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