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chin
1[ chin ]
noun
- the lower extremity of the face, below the mouth.
- the prominence of the lower jaw.
- Informal. chin-up.
verb (used with object)
- Gymnastics.
- to bring one's chin up to (a horizontal bar, from which one is hanging by the hands), by bending the elbows.
- to raise (oneself ) to this position.
- to raise or hold to the chin, as a violin.
- Archaic. to talk to; chatter with.
verb (used without object)
- Gymnastics. to chin oneself.
- Slang. to talk; chatter:
We sat up all night chinning about our college days.
ch'in
2[ chin; Chinese cheen ]
noun
- a Chinese zither consisting of an oblong, slightly curved wooden box over which are stretched strings that are stopped with one hand and plucked with the other.
Chin
3[ jin ]
noun
- Also Tsin []. any of three dynasties that ruled in China, a.d. 265–316 (the Western Chin), a.d. 317–420 (the Eastern Chin), and a.d. 936–46 (the Later Chin).
- a dynasty that ruled in China 1115–1234.
Ch'in
4[ chin; Chinese cheen ]
noun
- a dynasty in ancient China, 221–206 b.c., marked by the emergence of a unified empire and the construction of much of the Great Wall of China.
Chin.
5abbreviation for
- China.
- Chinese.
Chin.
1abbreviation for
- China
- Chinese
chin
2/ tʃɪn /
noun
- the protruding part of the lower jaw
- the front part of the face below the lips genial
- keep one's chin upto keep cheerful under difficult circumstances Sometimes shortened tochin up!
- take it on the chin informal.to face squarely up to a defeat, adversity, etc
verb
- gymnastics to raise one's chin to (a horizontal bar, etc) when hanging by the arms
- informal.tr to punch or hit (someone) on the chin
Other Words From
- chinless adjective
- under·chin noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of chin1
Origin of chin2
Word History and Origins
Origin of chin1
Idioms and Phrases
- keep one's chin up, to maintain a cheerful disposition in spite of difficulties, disappointments, etc. Also chin up.
- take it on the chin, Informal.
- to suffer defeat; fail completely.
- to endure suffering or punishment.
More idioms and phrases containing chin
see keep one's chin up ; lead with one's chin ; take it on the chin .Example Sentences
Chin’s assailants received a fine and probation for his death.
“I was 12 years old, and I couldn’t stop staring at the wattles on his chin,” Kolman said.
It should go across the bridge of your nose, it should form a seal across your nose and go under your chin.
Some of the Maryland fans watched with their hands clasped under their chins.
As Chin says, it takes a very specific patient to be a good candidate to use FAMs as contraception.
At Christianity Today, Peter Chin claims Christians should preach peace instead of bogging down in the particulars of race.
His chin rested on the thick plastic collar buckled around his neck.
“There aren't any steaks involved, pardon the pun,” says Chin.
“We were exhausted, but it was something I just had to do,” says Chin.
“The first time I saw Glacier National Park, it was the magical fantasy land I had always been dreaming about,” says Chin.
Only in the carnage of the head, the tilt of the chin, was the insolence expressed that had made her many enemies.
Then he clapped his fiddle under his chin and without more ado struck up "Bobbing Joan."
And, old ink pot, tuck a horse blanket under my chin, and rub me down with brickbats while I feed!
He stepped to the girl, and roughly raised her chin with his hand so that she was forced to look him in the face.
Ze under lip rather retires, and this adds to the receding effect of the chin, you see.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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