Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The central forward portion of the lower jaw.
- intransitive verb To pull (oneself) up with the arms while grasping an overhead horizontal bar until the chin is level with or above the bar.
- intransitive verb Music To place (a violin) under the chin in preparation to play it.
- intransitive verb To chin oneself.
- intransitive verb Informal To make idle conversation; chatter.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To talk.
- To talk to, especially with assurance or impudence.
- noun The lower extremity of the face below the mouth; the point of the under jaw in man, or a corresponding part in other animals.
- noun In zoology, the mentum.
- noun In Rotifera, a ciliated muscular part or process just below the mouth.
- In gymnastics, to lift the weight of the body by the arms on a horizontal bar until the chin is brought over the bar. Also used transitively: as, to
chin the bar. - An abbreviation of China;
- Chinese.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The lower extremity of the face below the mouth; the point of the under jaw.
- noun (Zoöl.) The exterior or under surface embraced between the branches of the lower jaw bone, in birds.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The bottom of a
face , especially, the lowerjaw or the region below themouth . - noun slang, US talk.
- noun slang, UK A falsehood.
- noun boxing, uncountable The ability to withstand being punched in the face without being
knocked out . - verb slang, intransitive To
talk . - verb To perform a
chin-up . - verb UK, transitive To
punch (someone)'s chin (part of the body). - noun endearing a
chinchilla .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar
- noun the protruding part of the lower jaw
- noun Kamarupan languages spoken in western Burma and Bangladesh and easternmost India
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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*grabs shamwow an wipes chinny chin chin* O yesh, wii wuddnt want soggy peetsa!
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"My chin is numb right now," said Favre, who said he needed eight stitches to close the wound.
Brett Favre Knocked Out Of Game, Carted Off Field (VIDEO) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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If the usual way a girl gets a man's beard "on" her chin is to be kissed by the mouth the beard surrounds and Viola wants that beard but wants it to go elsewhere on her person ...
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If the usual way a girl gets a man's beard "on" her chin is to be kissed by the mouth the beard surrounds and Viola wants that beard but wants it to go elsewhere on her person ...
Lance Mannion: 2009
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I also sometimes had trouble believing in Naoki as so handsome, since his face can change between panels and his chin is incredibly sharp.
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His chin is almost recessing into his jaw and he has the trademark republican pig snout.
Think Progress » Who Is Randy ‘Baby Killer’ Neugebauer? 2010
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The beard on his double chin is as white as snow, and when he laughs, his little round belly shakes like a bowlful of jelly - and that, as Ernest Berger sees it, is the problem.
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"My chin is numb right now," said Favre, who said he needed eight stitches to close the wound.
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Mbvoumin, 42, has a sharp chin, is clean-shaven and keeps his hair cropped close to his head.
Young African Football Players Are a Hot Commodity in Europe | Impact Lab 2010
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"My chin is numb right now," said Favre, who said he needed eight stitches to close the wound.
Brett Favre Knocked Out Of Game, Carted Off Field (VIDEO) AP/The Huffington Post 2010
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