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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
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
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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