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chin

  [chin] noun, verb, chinned, chin⋅ning.
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–noun
1. the lower extremity of the face, below the mouth.
2. the prominence of the lower jaw.
3. Informal. chin-up.
–verb (used with object)
4. Gymnastics.
a. to bring one's chin up to (a horizontal bar, from which one is hanging by the hands), by bending the elbows.
b. to raise (oneself) to this position.
5. to raise or hold to the chin, as a violin.
6. Archaic. to talk to; chatter with.
–verb (used without object)
7. Gymnastics. to chin oneself.
8. Slang. to talk; chatter: We sat up all night chinning about our college days.
—Idioms
9. keep one's chin up, to maintain a cheerful disposition in spite of difficulties, disappointments, etc. Also, chin up.
10. take it on the chin, Informal.
a. to suffer defeat; fail completely.
b. to endure suffering or punishment.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME; OE cin(n); c. D kin, G Kinn chin, ON kinn, Goth kinnus cheek, L gena, Gk génus chin, gnáthos jaw (see genial 2 , -gnathous ), Skt hanus jaw

Related forms:
chinless, adjective
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Chin

  [jin]
–noun
1. 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).
2. a dynasty that ruled in China 1115–1234.
Also, Jin.

ch'in

  [chin; Chin. 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.
Origin:
< Chin (Wade-Giles) ch'in2, (Pinyin) qín

Ch'in

  [chin; Chin. 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.
Also, Qin.

Chin.

 
1. China.
2. Chinese.
Also, Chin

Chi⋅nese

  [chahy-neez, -nees] noun, plural -nese, adjective
–noun
1. the standard language of China, based on the speech of Beijing; Mandarin.
2. a group of languages of the Sino-Tibetan family, including standard Chinese and most of the other languages of China. Abbreviation: Chin., Chin
3. any of the Chinese languages, which vary among themselves to the point of mutual unintelligibility.
4. a native or descendant of a native of China.
–adjective
5. of or pertaining to China, its inhabitants, or one of their languages.
6. noting or pertaining to the partly logographic, partly phonetic script used for the writing of Chinese, Japanese, and other languages, consisting of thousands of brushstroke characters written in vertical columns from right to left.
Origin:
1570–80; Chin(a) + -ese
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chin   (chĭn)   
n.  The central forward portion of the lower jaw.
v.   chinned, chin·ning, chins

v.   tr.

  1. To pull (oneself) up with the arms while grasping an overhead horizontal bar until the chin is level with the bar.

  2. Music To place (a violin) under the chin in preparation to play it.

v.   intr.

  1. To chin oneself.

  2. Informal To make idle conversation; chatter.


[Middle English, from Old English cin; see genu-2 in Indo-European roots.]
chin'less adj.
Chin   (jĭn)   
See Jin.
Jin also Chin   (jĭn)   
The name of four Chinese dynasties, including Western Jin (A.D. 265-316), Eastern Jin (317-420), Later Jin (936-946), and Jin (1115-1234).
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Word Origin & History

chin 
O.E. cin, a general Gmc. word, from PIE base *genw- "chin, jawbone."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: chin
Pronunciation: 'chin
Function: noun
: the lower portion of the face lying below the lower lip and including the prominence of the lower jawcalled also mentum —chin·less /-l&s/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

chin (chĭn)
n.
The prominence formed by the anterior projection of the lower jaw.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Idioms & Phrases

chin

see keep one's chin up; lead with one's chin; take it on the chin.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
CHIN

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