Pull the pin

Railroad expression for uncoupling rail cars from one another. To lift or "pull" the actual pin used to lock the coupler knuckle of one rail car to another. This is done by pulling on a long round "bar" connected to the actual "pin" and can be done in the comparative safety of the area outside the rail cars being uncoupled. Early railroaders had to do this while in between the two cars being uncoupled.

Go and pull the pin between the two ACFX reefers. The hind one will be spotted at door 3

by TR8 February 20, 2011

pull the pin

get out of there, save yourself, escape

The Australian Surf Lifesaving movement used to rescue people by donning a belt attached to a line. The beltman would swim out to the person they were rescuing while the team on the beach would feed the Line out as they swam.

The Belt had a Pin at the front that could be pulled to quickly release the Belt from the Beltman. If the Beltman was in difficulties they'd 'pull the pin' to get free.

It's a common term used by Australian Surf Life Savers to describe a decision to get out of a bad situation.

The party was bad so decided to I'd 'pull the pin' and left

by bjuber February 24, 2010

Out the pin

When someone is out the pin it usually means their no longer locked up.

‘Ayyy negro you finally out the pin’

by Therealist niqqah charlie August 12, 2018

pull the pin

Get out of here,like this is the end,
likening to pulling a pin out of a grenade-the end let's all leave !

I went to Jed's party but I had to pull the pin at eleven o'clock because I started work early the next day.

This party sucks lets pull the pin!

by MADANGEL September 1, 2005

Dropping The Pin

1.To drop a pin in Google maps or another application

2.To tell people were you are

3.To show ownership

1."Hey, I'm dropping the pin. Come pick me up."
2."I am dropping the pin up in here!"
3."I just dropped the pin on you!"
"Oh man. you just got owned!"

by Unicornfarts February 14, 2012

Pull the Pin and Throw

Telling someone that they needed to have made their directions more clear to begin with.

"So you need to make this have no flat edges"
"Okay so I'll make a circle then"
*After it's done*
"No you did this wrong, the circle has a flat edge"
"You know I heard something funny Pull the Pin and Throw"

by whirlwind62 October 24, 2019

pull the pin

lose your temper or start to yell because someone pissed you off!

Supervisor Dave had to pull the pin after he found one of his workers screwing off instead of working.

by Joe Henne April 11, 2007