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 Definitions of Groin  [ɔɪn]  

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Definition of 'Groin' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) groin
the fold or hollow where the thigh joins the abdomen.

2.  groin
the general region of this fold or hollow.

3.  groin
Archit. the curved line or edge formed by the intersection of two vaults.

4. (v.t.) groin
Archit. to form with groins.

Etymology:  (1350–1400; earlier grine, ME grinde; cf. OE grynde abyss, akin to grund bottom, ground1)

Definition of 'Groin' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) groin, inguen
the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals

2. (noun) groin
a curved edge formed by two intersecting vaults

3. (verb) breakwater, groin, groyne, mole, bulwark, seawall, jetty
a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

4. (verb) groin
build with groins
"The ceiling was groined"


Definition of 'Groin' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Groin
the snout of a swine

2. (noun) Groin
the line between the lower part of the abdomen and the thigh, or the region of this line; the inguen

3. (noun) Groin
the projecting solid angle formed by the meeting of two vaults, growing more obtuse as it approaches the summit

4. (noun) Groin
the surface formed by two such vaults

5. (noun) Groin
a frame of woodwork across a beach to accumulate and retain shingle

6. (verb) Groin
to grunt to growl; to snarl; to murmur

7. (verb) Groin
to fashion into groins; to build with groins


Definition of 'Groin' U.S. National Library of Medicine 

1.  Groin
The external junctural region between the lower part of the abdomen and the thigh.


Translation of 'Groin' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: the part of the front of the body where the inner part of the thigh joins the rest of the body.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: lies Arabic flag Arabic: زاويَه بارزَه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: слабина
Brazilian flag Brazilian: virilha Czech flag Czech: tříslo German flag German: die Leistengegend
Danish flag Danish: lyske Greek flag Greek: βουβωνική χώρα, αχαμνά Spanish flag Spanish: ingle
Estonian flag Estonian: kube Farsi flag Farsi: کشاله ران Finnish flag Finnish: nivuset
French flag French: aine Hebrew flag Hebrew: מִפשָׂעָה Hindi flag Hindi: जांघ के बीच की जगह
Croatian flag Croatian: slabina Hungarian flag Hungarian: ágyék Indonesian flag Indonesian: kelangkang
Icelandic flag Icelandic: nári Italian flag Italian: inguine Japanese flag Japanese: またのつけ根
Korean flag Korean: 서혜부(鼠蹊部) Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: kirkšnis Latvian flag Latvian: cirksnis
Malay flag Malay: groin Dutch flag Dutch: lies Norwegian flag Norwegian: lyske, skritt
Polish flag Polish: krocze Persian flag Persian: کشاله ران Pashto flag Pashto: غه ځاى چې ورون له بدن سره
Portuguese flag Portuguese: virilha Romanian flag Romanian: vintre Russian flag Russian: пах
Slovak flag Slovak: slabina Slovenian flag Slovenian: dimlje Serbian flag Serbian: prepone
Swedish flag Swedish: ljumske, skrev Thai flag Thai: ขาหนีบ Turkish flag Turkish: kasık
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 腹股溝,鼠蹊部 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: пах Urdu flag Urdu: جانگھ
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: háng Chinese flag Chinese: 腹股沟

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'Groin' - Nearby Entries  

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