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chins

[chin]

Origin

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.

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verb (used without object)

Gymnastics. to chin oneself.

Slang. to talk; chatter: We sat up all night chinning about our college days.

Idioms

keep one's chin up, to maintain a cheerful disposition in spite of difficulties, disappointments, etc. Also, chin up.

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take it on the chin, Informal.

to suffer defeat; fail completely.

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

Related forms

chin·less, adjective

un·der·chin, noun

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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.

Also, Jin.

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:
< Chinese (Wade-Giles) ch'in², (Pinyin) qín