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chin
1[ chin ]
noun
- the lower extremity of the face, below the mouth.
- the prominence of the lower jaw.
- Informal. chin-up.
verb (used with object)
- 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.
- to raise or hold to the chin, as a violin.
- Archaic. to talk to; chatter with.
verb (used without object)
- Gymnastics. to chin oneself.
- Slang. to talk; chatter:
We sat up all night chinning about our college days.
ch'in
2[ chin; Chinese cheen ]
noun
- a Chinese zither consisting of an oblong, slightly curved wooden box over which are stretched strings that are stopped with one hand and plucked with the other.
Chin
3[ jin ]
noun
- Also Tsin []. any of three dynasties that ruled in China, a.d. 265–316 (the Western Chin), a.d. 317–420 (the Eastern Chin), and a.d. 936–46 (the Later Chin).
- a dynasty that ruled in China 1115–1234.
Ch'in
4[ chin; Chinese cheen ]
noun
- 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.
Chin.
5abbreviation for
- China.
- Chinese.
chin
1/ tʃɪn /
noun
- the protruding part of the lower jaw
- the front part of the face below the lips genial
- keep one's chin upkeep one's chin up to keep cheerful under difficult circumstances Sometimes shortened tochin up!
- take it on the chin informal.take it on the chin to face squarely up to a defeat, adversity, etc
verb
- gymnastics to raise one's chin to (a horizontal bar, etc) when hanging by the arms
- informal.tr to punch or hit (someone) on the chin
Chin.
2abbreviation for
- China
- Chinese
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- chinless adjective
- under·chin noun
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Word History and Origins
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Idioms and Phrases
- keep one's chin up, to maintain a cheerful disposition in spite of difficulties, disappointments, etc. Also chin up.
- take it on the chin, Informal.
- to suffer defeat; fail completely.
- to endure suffering or punishment.
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see keep one's chin up ; lead with one's chin ; take it on the chin .Advertisement
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