CHIN

chin, mentum

(noun) the protruding part of the lower jaw

Kuki, Chin, Kuki-Chin

(noun) Kamarupan languages spoken in western Burma and Bangladesh and easternmost India

chin, chin up

(verb) raise oneself while hanging from one’s hands until one’s chin is level with the support bar

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Proper noun

Chin

A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Chin

A surname of Chinese origin:Alternative form of Chen, Ching

(obsolete) Alternative form of China.

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Chin

A tribe in Burma.

A state in Burma

synonym of Zo: a language of Burma.

Anagrams

• Inch, ichn-, inch

Etymology 1

Noun

chin (plural chins)

The bottom of a face, (specifically) the typically jutting jawline below the mouth.

(slang, US) Talk.

(slang, British) A lie, a falsehood.

(boxing, uncountable) The ability to withstand being punched in the chin without being knocked out.

(aviation) The lower part of the front of an aircraft, below the nose.

The bottom part of a mobile phone, below the screen.

Synonyms

• (central area of the jaw, below the mouth): mentum (anatomy)

Antonyms

• (boxing): See glass jaw

Verb

chin (third-person singular simple present chins, present participle chinning, simple past and past participle chinned)

(slang, dated, intransitive) To talk.

(slang, dated, transitive) To talk to or with (someone).

(reflexive, intransitive) To perform a chin-up (exercise in which one lifts one's own weight while hanging from a bar).

(chiefly, UK, transitive) To punch or hit (someone)'s chin (part of the body).

(transitive) To put or hold (a musical instrument) up to one's chin.

(transitive) To turn on or operate (a device) using one's chin; to select (a particular setting) using one's chin.

(transitive) To put one's chin on (something).

(transitive) To indicate or point toward (someone or something) with one's chin.

Synonyms

• (talk (slang)): gab

Etymology 2

Noun

chin (plural chins)

(informal) A chinchilla.

Anagrams

• Inch, ichn-, inch

Source: Wiktionary

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Chin, n. Etym: [AS. cin, akin to OS. kin, G kinn, Icel. kinn, cheek, Dan. & Sw. kind, L. gena, Gr. hanu. *232.]

1. The lower extremity of the face below the mouth; the point of the under jaw.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The exterior or under surface embraced between the branches of the lower jaw bone, in birds.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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