Definition

1. Noun:

   • The protruding part of the face below the mouth and above the neck: The "chin" is the central, forward-pointing part of the lower jaw, forming the bottom contour of the human face.

2. Verb:

   • To perform a chin-up exercise: To raise one's body by pulling upwards with the arms until the chin is level with or above a horizontal bar from which one is hanging.

Examples

• Noun:

  • He rested his chin thoughtfully on his hand.
  • She has a small dimple on her chin.

• Verb:

  • He can chin himself twenty times in a row.
  • Her goal is to chin the bar without assistance.

Advanced Usage

• "To keep one's chin up": To remain cheerful and optimistic in a difficult situation.

  • Even after losing the game, the coach told the team to keep their chins up.

• "To take it on the chin": To accept a difficult situation or criticism bravely and without complaint.

  • The company took the financial losses on the chin and focused on rebuilding.

• "Chins were wagging": People were gossiping or talking idly.

  • After the scandal, chins were wagging all over town.

Variants and Related Words

• Chinless (adj): Lacking a prominent chin; (figuratively) weak or ineffectual in character.

  • He was often caricatured as a chinless aristocrat.

• Double chin (n): A fold of fatty flesh under the chin.

  • He was self-conscious about his developing double chin.

Synonyms

• Jaw: (specifically the lower jaw, of which the chin is the foremost part).
• Mandible: The anatomical term for the lower jawbone.

Related Phrases

• Chin music (idiom, informal): Idle talk or chatter.

  • We sat around making chin music all afternoon.

• Chin-wag (n, informal): A long, friendly conversation or gossip session.

  • We had a good chin-wag over a cup of tea.

Noun

1. Kamarupan languages spoken in western Burma and Bangladesh and easternmost India
2. the protruding part of the lower jaw

Verb

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