CHIN (chinned, chinning)

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Irregular inflected forms: chinned    , chinning   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Chin mean? 

• CHIN (noun)
  The noun CHIN has 2 senses:

1. the protruding part of the lower jaw

2. Kamarupan languages spoken in western Burma and Bangladesh and easternmost India

  Familiarity information: CHIN used as a noun is rare.

• CHIN (verb)
  The verb CHIN has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: CHIN used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The protruding part of the lower jaw

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

chin; mentum

Hypernyms ("chin" is a kind of...):

feature; lineament (the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin)

Meronyms (parts of "chin"):

goatee (a small chin beard trimmed to a point; named for its resemblance to a goat's beard)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "chin"):

buccula; double chin (a fold of fatty tissue under the chin)

Holonyms ("chin" is a part of...):

face; human face (the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Kamarupan languages spoken in western Burma and Bangladesh and easternmost India

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

Chin; Kuki; Kuki-Chin

Hypernyms ("Chin" is a kind of...):

Kamarupan (the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in northeastern India and adjacent regions of western Burma)

• CHIN (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they chin    ... he / she / it chins   
Past simple: chinned   
Past participle: chinned   
-ing form: chinning   

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

chin; chin up

Hypernyms (to "chin" is one way to...):

bring up; elevate; get up; lift; raise (raise from a lower to a higher position)

Domain category:

gymnastic exercise; gymnastics (a sport that involves exercises intended to display strength and balance and agility)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

 Context examples 

The newcomers were Colonel Lysander Stark and a short thick man with a chinchilla beard growing out of the creases of his double chin, who was introduced to me as Mr. Ferguson.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Mr. Omer nodded his head and rubbed his chin.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

The facial wrinkles continue under the chin and down the neck.

(Neapolitan Mastiff, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by mental retardation, and a distinctive facial appearance (wide set eyes, uplifted earlobes, broad nasal bridge, prominent chin, and a smiling expression).

(Mowat-Wilson Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

The two halves of the mandible meet at your chin.

(Jaw Injuries and Disorders, NIH)

A position of the fetus during the labor and delivery process where the fetal chin is mildly flexed but with a forward facing head.

(Neutral Fetal Attitude, NCI Thesaurus)

The squire, at this, would turn away and march up and down the deck, chin in air.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

Our client smoothed down his unbrushed hair and felt his unshaven chin.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

This breed has a broad head, short muzzle and a shaggy coat all over the body, even under the chin.

(Bearded Collie, NCI Thesaurus)

The chin, with the damp black beard, pointed higher in the air as the back muscles stiffened and the chest swelled in an unconscious and instinctive effort to get more air.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)