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1. (n.) chin
the lower extremity of the face, below the mouth.
2. chin
the prominence of the lower jaw.
3. (v.t.) chin
to grasp an overhead bar and pull (oneself) upward until the chin is above or level with the bar: done as an exercise.
4. chin
to raise or hold to the chin, as a violin.
5. (v.i.) chin
Slang. to chatter.
6. chin
to be defeated thoroughly.
7. chin
to endure punishment stoically.
Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME; OE cin(n), c. OS
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| Definition of 'chin' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) chin, mentum
the protruding part of the lower jaw
2. (verb) Kuki, Chin, Kuki-Chin
Kamarupan languages spoken in western Burma and Bangladesh and easternmost India
3. (verb) chin, chin up
raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar
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1. (noun) chin
the part of the face under the mouth
a strong chin
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) chin
the lower extremity of the face below the mouth; the point of the under jaw
2. (noun) chin
the exterior or under surface embraced between the branches of the lower jaw bone, in birds
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| Definition of 'chin' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. chin
The anatomical frontal portion of the mandible, also known as the mentum, that contains the line of fusion of the two separate halves of the mandible (symphysis menti). This line of fusion divides inferiorly to enclose a triangular area called the mental protuberance. On each side, inferior to the second premolar tooth, is the mental foramen for the passage of blood vessels and a nerve.
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Sense: the part of the face below the mouth
His beard completely covers his chin.
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 Afrikaans: ken |
 Arabic: ذَقْن |
 Bulgarian: брадичка |
 Brazilian: queixo |
 Czech: brada |
 German: das Kinn |
 Danish: hage |
 Greek: πιγούνι |
 Spanish: barbilla, mentón |
 Estonian: lõug |
 Farsi: چانه |
 Finnish: leuka |
 French: menton |
 Hebrew: סַנטֵר |
 Hindi: ठुड्डी |
 Croatian: brada, donja vilica |
 Hungarian: áll |
 Indonesian: dagu |
 Icelandic: haka |
 Italian: mento |
 Japanese: あご |
 Korean: 턱 |
 Lithuanian: smakras |
 Latvian: zods |
 Malay: dagu |
 Dutch: kin |
 Norwegian: hake |
 Polish: podbródek |
 Persian: چانه |
 Pashto: زنه |
 Portuguese: queixo |
 Romanian: bărbie |
 Russian: подбородок |
 Slovak: brada |
 Slovenian: brada |
 Serbian: brada |
 Swedish: haka |
 Thai: คาง |
 Turkish: çene |
 Taiwanese: 下巴 |
 Ukrainian: підборіддя |
 Urdu: ٹھوڑی |
 Vietnamese: cằm |
 Chinese: 下巴 |
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