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Chin
(jĭn) See Jin.
chin
(chĭn)n.
The central forward portion of the lower jaw.
v. chinned, chin·ning, chins
v.tr.
1. To pull (oneself) up with the arms while grasping an overhead horizontal bar until the chin is level with or above the bar.
2. Music To place (a violin) under the chin in preparation to play it.
v.intr.
1. To chin oneself.
2. Informal To make idle conversation; chatter.
chin′less adj.
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chin
(tʃɪn)n
1. (Anatomy) the protruding part of the lower jaw
2. (Anatomy) the front part of the face below the lips.
3. keep one's chin up to keep cheerful under difficult circumstances. Sometimes shortened to: chin up!
4. take it on the chin informal to face squarely up to a defeat, adversity, etc
vb, chins, chinning or chinned
5. (Gymnastics) gymnastics to raise one's chin to (a horizontal bar, etc) when hanging by the arms
6. (tr) informal to punch or hit (someone) on the chin
[Old English cinn; related to Old Norse kinn, Old High German kinni, Latin gena cheek, Old Irish gin mouth, Sanskrit hanu]
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chin
(tʃɪn)n., v. chinned, chin•ning. n.
1. the lower extremity of the face, below the mouth.
2. the prominence of the lower jaw.
v.t. 3. to grasp an overhead bar and pull (oneself) upward until the chin is above or level with the bar: done as an exercise.
4. to raise or hold to the chin, as a violin.
v.i. 5. Slang. to chatter.
Idioms: 1. keep one's chin up, to maintain one's courage and optimism during a period of adversity.
2. take it on the chin, Informal.
a. to be defeated thoroughly.
b. to endure punishment stoically.
[before 1000; Middle English; Old English cin(n), c. Old Saxon kinni, Old High German chinni, Old Norse kinn, Gothic kinnus cheek; akin to Latin gena, Greek génus chin, gnáthos jaw, Skt hánus jaw]
chin′less, adj.
Ch'in
or Qin
(tʃɪn)n.
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.
or Chin,
1. China.
2. Chinese.
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Chin
See Also: CHEEKS, FACE(S), MOUTH
- A chin like an infant’s elbow —Penelope Gilliatt
- Chin like the butt end of a ham —Ross Macdonald
- (A small) chin like half a rubber ball —Robert Campbell
- Chin line … shaped like a persimmon —Susan Minot
- Her chin rising and falling upon her heaving bosom like the figurehead of a vessel upon a heavy harbor swell —Arthur Train
- Chin stood out like the knuckles in a clenched hand —Max Apple
- Chin was blue as if it had been shot full of gunpowder —Joyce Cary
- Jaw as rigid as a shovel —John Yount
- A jaw like a park bench —Raymond Chandler
- Jaw like the head of an ax slipped through at the last second like a curl of smoke —R. Wright Campbell
- A jaw like the share of a plow —Sterling Hayden
- Jawline like granite —William Diehl
- Jaw set like a rock —Donald Seaman
- (He popped a mint into his mouth and) snapped his jaws shut like a shark —Harvey Swados
- Their shaven jowls looked like the hide of a fresh-scalded, fresh-scraped hog —William Humphrey
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chin
Past participle: chinned
Gerund: chinning
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| Noun | 1. |  chin - the protruding part of the lower jawgoatee - a small chin beard trimmed to a point; named for its resemblance to a goat's beard buccula, double chin - a fold of fatty tissue under the chin face, human face - the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear; "he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news" |
| 2. | Chin - Kamarupan languages spoken in western Burma and Bangladesh and easternmost India Kamarupan - the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in northeastern India and adjacent regions of western Burma | |
| Verb | 1. | chin - raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar gymnastics, gymnastic exercise - a sport that involves exercises intended to display strength and balance and agility |
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chin
nounRelated words
adjectives genial, menal
adjectives genial, menal
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Translations
mentó
brada
hage
mentono
چانه
leuka
चिबुकठुड्डीठोड़ी
brada
áll
dagu
haka
あご
턱
mentum
smakras
zods
bărbie
brada
brada
haka
tawa
คาง
cằm
chin
[tʃɪn]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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chin
n → Kinn nt; to have a weak/strong chin → wenig Kinn/ein ausgeprägtes Kinn haben; to keep one’s chin up → die Ohren steifhalten (inf); keep your chin up! → Kopf hoch!, nur Mut!; he took it on the chin (fig inf) → er hats mit Fassung getragen
chin
:chinless
adj to be chin (lit) → ein fliehendes Kinn haben; (fig) → willensschwach sein; chin wonder (hum) → leicht vertrottelter Vertreter der Oberschicht
chin rest
n → Kinnstütze f
chin strap
n → Kinnriemen m
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chin
(tʃin) noun the part of the face below the mouth. His beard completely covers his chin.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
chin
→ ذَقْن brada hage Kinn πηγούνι barbilla leuka menton brada mento あご 턱 kin hake broda queixo подбородок haka คาง çene cằm 下颚Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
chin
n. barba, mentón, barbilla.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
chin
n mentón m, barbillaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.