1. (of birds) especially having the flight feathers clipped or removed
   "The pinioned geese could no longer fly"
    
2. Bound fast especially having the arms restrained
   "The captured spy was led away, his arms pinioned behind his back"

1. Bind the arms of
   "The captors pinioned the prisoner's arms behind his back";
   - shackle
    
2. Cut the wings off (of birds)
   "The farmer pinioned the geese to prevent them from flying away"

See also: bound, winged

Type of: confine, constrain, disable, disenable [archaic], hold, incapacitate, restrain

Encyclopedia: Pinion, Arizona