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chin
1[chin]
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.
verb (used without object)
Gymnastics.to chin oneself.
Slang.to talk; chatter.
We sat up all night chinning about our college days.
ch'in
2[chin, cheen]
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.
Chin
3[jin]
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.
Ch'in
4[chin, cheen]
noun
a dynasty in ancient China, 221–206 b.c., marked by the emergence of a unified empire and the construction of much of the Great Wall of China.
Chin.
5abbreviation
China.
Chinese.
chin
1/ ʃɪ /
noun
the protruding part of the lower jaw
the front part of the face below the lips
Sometimes shortened to: chin up!.to keep cheerful under difficult circumstances
informalto face squarely up to a defeat, adversity, etc
verb
gymnastics to raise one's chin to (a horizontal bar, etc) when hanging by the arms
informal(tr) to punch or hit (someone) on the chin
Chin.
2abbreviation
China
Chinese
Other 51Թ Forms
- chinless adjective
- underchin noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of chin1
Origin of chin2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of chin1
Idioms and Phrases
keep one's chin up, to maintain a cheerful disposition in spite of difficulties, disappointments, etc. Also chin up.
take it on the chin,
to suffer defeat; fail completely.
to endure suffering or punishment.
Example Sentences
Frequently, she’s shown smoldering with fury or dark intent, gazing up from under her brows with a lowered chin, something Moss says she lifted from Stanley Kubrick’s films.
The teenager, identified only as Erin, showed wounds to her face and chin at a news conference Sunday.
A query of “What’s shaking?” prompts a reply of “All four cheeks and a couple of chins.”
“I saw a guy lose control of his chain saw and slash his chest,” Roach says, apparently not comparing that to the damage done by a shot to the chin from Mike Tyson.
I notice myself tilting towards the sun, like a sunflower — I lift my own chin to it and feel a kinship to the green and growing plants around me.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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