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keep one's chin up

chin
K k

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [chin]
    • /kip wʌnz tʃɪn ʌp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [chin]
    • /kip wʌnz tʃɪn ʌp/

Definitions of keep one's chin up words

  • noun keep one's chin up the lower extremity of the face, below the mouth. 1
  • noun keep one's chin up the prominence of the lower jaw. 1
  • noun keep one's chin up Informal. chin-up. 1
  • verb with object keep one's chin up Gymnastics. to bring one's chin up to (a horizontal bar, from which one is hanging by the hands), by bending the elbows. to raise (oneself) to this position. 1
  • verb with object keep one's chin up to raise or hold to the chin, as a violin. 1
  • verb with object keep one's chin up Archaic. to talk to; chatter with. 1
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Origin of keep one's chin up

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English cin(n); cognate with Dutch kin, German Kinn chin, Old Norse kinn, Gothic kinnus cheek, Latin gena, Greek génus chin, gnáthos jaw (see genial2, -gnathous), Sanskrit hanus jaw

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Parts of speech for Keep one's chin up

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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keep one's chin up popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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