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ALL meanings of chin

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  • countable noun chin Your chin is the part of your face that is below your mouth and above your neck. 3
  • noun chin the protruding part of the lower jaw 3
  • noun chin the front part of the face below the lips 3
  • verb chin to raise one's chin to (a horizontal bar, etc) when hanging by the arms 3
  • verb chin to punch or hit (someone) on the chin 3
  • abbreviation CHIN China 3
  • abbreviation CHIN Chinese 3
  • noun chin the part of the face below the lower lip; projecting part of the lower jaw 3
  • verb transitive chin to pull (oneself) up, while hanging by the hands from a horizontal bar, until the chin is just above the level of the bar 3
  • intransitive verb chin to converse idly; chat, gossip, etc. 3
  • intransitive verb chin to chin oneself 3
  • noun chin The protruding part of the face below the mouth, formed by the apex of the lower jaw. 1
  • noun chin 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. 1
  • verb with object chin 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 chin to raise or hold to the chin, as a violin. 1
  • verb with object chin Archaic. to talk to; chatter with. 1
  • verb without object chin Gymnastics. to chin oneself. 1
  • verb without object chin Slang. to talk; chatter: We sat up all night chinning about our college days. 1
  • idioms chin keep one's chin up, to maintain a cheerful disposition in spite of difficulties, disappointments, etc. Also, chin up. 1
  • idioms chin take it on the chin, Informal. to suffer defeat; fail completely. to endure suffering or punishment. 1
  • noun chin body part 1
  • noun chin The bottom of a face, especially, the lower jaw or the region below the mouth. 0
  • noun chin (Slang) (US) talk. 0
  • noun chin (Slang) (Britain) A falsehood. 0
  • noun chin (Uncountable Noun) (boxing) The ability to withstand being punched in the face without being knocked out. 0
  • noun chin (affectionate) a chinchilla. 0
  • verb chin (Slang) VI To talk. 0
  • verb chin To perform a chin-up. 0
  • verb chin (Transitive Verb) (Britain) To punch (someone)'s chin (part of the body). 0
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