Chin
/tʃin/
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
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.
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
- Kamarupan languages spoken in western Burma and Bangladesh and easternmost India
- the protruding part of the lower jaw
Verb
- raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar