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[chin] noun, verb, chinned, chin·ning.
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.

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Chinless is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
verb (used without object)
7.
Gymnastics. to chin oneself.
8.
Slang. to talk; chatter: We sat up all night chinning about our college days.
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:
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

chin·less, adjective
un·der·chin, noun
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chinless (ˈtʃɪnlɪs)
 
adj
1.  having a receding chin
2.  weak or ineffectual

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chin
O.E. cin, a general Gmc. word, from PIE base *genw- "chin, jawbone."
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Medical Dictionary

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

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