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Definition of Chin

1. Verb. Raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar.

2. Noun. The protruding part of the lower jaw.

3. Noun. Kamarupan languages spoken in western Burma and Bangladesh and easternmost India.

Definition of Chin

1. n. The lower extremity of the face below the mouth; the point of the under jaw.

Definition of Chin

1. Proper noun. (surname from=Chinese dot=) of Chinese origin. ¹

2. Noun. The bottom of a face, especially, the lower jaw or the region below the mouth. ¹

3. Noun. (slang US) talk. ¹

4. Noun. (slang British) A falsehood. ¹

5. Noun. (boxing uncountable) The ability to withstand being punched in the face without being knocked out. ¹

6. Verb. (slang intransitive) To talk. ¹

7. Verb. To perform a chin-up. ¹

8. Verb. (UK transitive) To punch (someone)'s chin (gloss part of the body). ¹

9. Noun. (endearing) a chinchilla. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Chin

1. to hold with the chin (the lower part of the face) [v CHINNED, CHINNING, CHINS]

Medical Definition of Chin

1. The anatomical frontal portion of the mandible, also known as the mentum, that contains the line of fusion of the two separate halves of the mandible (symphysis menti). This line of fusion divides inferiorly to enclose a triangular area called the mental protuberance. On each side, inferior to the second premolar tooth, is the mental foramen for the passage of blood vessels and a nerve. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chin

chimneysweeper chimneysweeps chimo chimp chimpanzee chimpanzee coryza agent chimpanzeelike chimpanzees chimped chimping

chimplike chimps chimæra chimæric chimæræ chin chin-chin chin-up chin-ups chin-wag

chin-wagging chin-wags chin cap chin chin chin guard chin guards chin jerk chin muscle chin music chin reflex

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