0 to stop someone from escaping by surrounding and shooting at them if they try to escape: --
[ often passive ] Government forces were pinned down by resistance fighters 30 miles north of the capital.
1 to make someone provide details about something or make a decision about something: --
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
Vi kan slutföra det steg för steg hur lång vägen än är och den kan inte slutföras hur kort vägen än är om du inte ens markerar ditt fotavtryck.