groin

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noun

The definition of groin is the area in between your legs under your abdomen and near the genitals.

The front part of the area of your body on which you wear underwear is an example of your groin.

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groin

1. the hollow or fold where the abdomen joins either thigh
2. the lower abdomen, where the genitals are located
Archit.
1. the sharp, curved edge formed at the junction of two intersecting vaults
2. the rib of wood, stone, etc. covering this edge
a strong, low sea wall built at a right angle to the coast to reduce shoreline erosion, esp. of a beach

Origin of groin

Early Modern English phonetic rendering of grine, variant, variety of grinde from Middle English grynde, probably from OE, abyss, in sense “depression” (akin to grund, ground)

to build or provide with groins

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groin

noun

Anatomy The crease or hollow at the junction of the inner part of each thigh with the trunk, together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals.
Architecture The curved edge at the junction of two intersecting vaults.

transitive verb

groined, groin·ing, groins

To provide or build with groins.

Origin of groin

Alteration (influenced by loin ) of Middle English grinde perhaps from Old English grynde abyss, hollow

noun

A small jetty extending from a shore to protect a beach against erosion or to trap shifting sands.

Origin of groin

Early Modern English groyne ultimately ( via Middle French groin snout, promontory, headland ) ( and Middle English groin snout ) from Old French groin snout, promontory from Late Latin grunium snout from Vulgar Latin grunīre to grunt variant of Latin grunnīre to grunt

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Noun

(plural groins)

The fold or depression of the human body that separates the trunk from the legs.
The area adjoining this fold or depression.
He pulled a muscle in his groin.
(architecture) The projecting solid angle formed by the meeting of two vaults
(euphemistic) The genitals.
He got kicked in the groin and was writhing in pain.
(geometry) The surface formed by two such vaults.
A structure projecting from a beach to change the pattern of erosion.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present groins, present participle groining, simple past and past participle groined)

To deliver a blow to the genitals.
In the scrum he somehow got groined.
She groined him and ran to the car.
(architecture) To build with groins.

Origin

From earlier grine, from Middle English grinde, grynde, from Old English grynde (“abyss”) (perhaps also "depression, hollow"), probably related to Proto-Germanic *grunduz; see ground. Later altered under the influence of loin.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present groins, present participle groining, simple past and past participle groined)

To grunt; to growl; to snarl; to murmur.

Anagrams

O-ring, Ringo

Origin

French grogner (“to grunt, grumble”).

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groin - Medical Definition

n.

Anatomy The crease or hollow at the junction of the inner part of each thigh with the trunk, together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals.