pine

Meaning

Noun

1. Any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus.
2. Any tree (usually coniferous) which resembles a member of this genus in some respect.
3. The wood of this tree.
4. A pineapple.
5. (colloquial) The bench, where players sit when not playing.

Verb

1. To languish; to lose flesh or wear away through distress.
2. To long, to yearn so much that it causes suffering.
3. To grieve or mourn for.
4. To inflict pain upon; to torment.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/paɪn/

Etymology

From Middle English pyne, from Latin pīnus, from Proto-Indo-European *peyH- (“sap, juice”). Cognate with Sanskrit पितु (pitu, “sap, juice, resin”). Doublet of pinus. Related to fat.