Meaning of CHIN
| Pronunciation: | | chin
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- [n] the protruding part of the lower jaw
- [n] Kamarupan languages spoken in western Burma and Bangladesh and easternmost India
- [v] in gymnastics: raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar
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| | Synonyms: | | chin up, Kuki, Kuki-Chin, mentum |
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| | See Also: | | bring up, elevate, face, feature, get up, goatee, human face, Kamarupan, lift, lineament, raise | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Chin\, n. [AS. cin, akin to OS. kin, G kinn, Icel. kinn,
cheek, Dan. & Sw. kind, L. {gena}, Gr. ?; cf. Skr. hanu.
[root]232.]
1. The lower extremity of the face below the mouth; the point
of the under jaw.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The exterior or under surface embraced between
the branches of the lower jaw bone, in birds.
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| | Definition: | | a bony projection of the lower border of the outside of the mandible. |
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| | Related Terms: | | bandy words, bat the breeze, beat the gums, button, causerie, chat, chew the fat, chew the rag, colloque, colloquize, commerce with, commune with, communicate, communicate with, confab, confabulate, converse, converse with, discourse with, jaw, mentum, prose, rap, shoot the breeze, speak with, spiel, take counsel with, talk, talk together, visit, visit with, yak, yakkety-yak, yap, yarn |
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