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ALL meanings of groin

groin
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  • noun groin Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen. 1
  • noun groin the general region of this fold or hollow. 1
  • noun groin Architecture. the curved line or edge formed by the intersection of two vaults. 1
  • noun groin Also, groyne. a small jetty extending from a shore to prevent beach erosion. 1
  • verb with object groin Architecture. to form with groins. 1
  • noun groin The area between the abdomen and the thigh on either side of the body. 1
  • countable noun groin Your groin is the front part of your body between your legs. 0
  • noun groin the depression or fold where the legs join the abdomen 0
  • noun groin the genitals, esp the testicles 0
  • noun groin a curved arris formed where two intersecting vaults meet 0
  • verb groin to provide or construct with groins 0
  • noun groin the hollow or fold where the abdomen joins either thigh 0
  • noun groin the sharp, curved edge formed at the junction of two intersecting vaults 0
  • noun groin the rib of wood, stone, etc. covering this edge 0
  • noun groin a strong, low sea wall built at a right angle to the coast to reduce shoreline erosion, esp. of a beach 0
  • verb transitive groin to build or provide with groins 0
  • noun groin The crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk and the thigh, together with the surrounding region. 0
  • noun groin The area adjoining this fold or depression. 0
  • noun groin (architecture) The projecting solid angle formed by the meeting of two vaults. 0
  • noun groin (euphemistic) The genitals. 0
  • noun groin (geometry) The surface formed by two such vaults. 0
  • noun groin Alternative spelling of groyne. 0
  • verb groin To deliver a blow to the genitals. 0
  • verb groin (architecture) To build with groins. 0
  • verb groin To grunt; to growl; to snarl; to murmur. 0
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