Chin Definition

chĭn
chinned, chinning, chins
noun
chins
The part of the face below the lower lip; projecting part of the lower jaw.
Webster's New World
(slang, US) Talk.
Wiktionary
(slang, UK) A falsehood.
Wiktionary
(boxing, uncountable) The ability to withstand being punched in the face without being knocked out.
Wiktionary

(endearing) A chinchilla.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
verb
chinned, chinning, chins
To pull (oneself) up, while hanging by the hands from a horizontal bar, until the chin is just above the level of the bar.
Webster's New World
To converse idly; chat, gossip, etc.
Webster's New World
To place (a violin) under the chin in preparation to play it.
American Heritage
To chin oneself.
Webster's New World
To make idle conversation; chatter.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
abbreviation
Chinese.
Webster's New World
pronoun

A surname​ of Chinese origin.

Wiktionary
idiom
keep one's chin up
  • to bear up bravely under trying circumstances
Webster's New World
take it on the chin
  • to suffer defeat, severe hardship, etc.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Chin

Noun

Singular:
chin
Plural:
chins

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Chin

Origin of Chin

  • From Middle English chin, from Old English ċinn (“chin”), from Proto-Germanic *kinnuz (“chin”) (compare West Frisian/Dutch kin, Low German/German Kinn, Danish kind, Icelandic kinn), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵenHw-, *ǵnā(w)- (“jaw”) (compare Welsh gen, Latin gena, Tocharian A śanwem, Ancient Greek γένυς (génus) 'jaw', Armenian ծնոտ (cnot), Persian چانه (čâne), Sanskrit हनु (hánu)).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old English cin genu-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Shortening of chinchilla.

    From Wiktionary

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