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chin en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈt͡ʃɪn/
  • (US) audio
  • [ˈt͡ʃʰɪn]

Etymology

From Middle English chyn, from Old English ċinn (“chin”), from Proto-West Germanic *kinnu, from Proto-Germanic *kinnuz (“chin”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus (“chin, jaw”). Compare West Frisian/Dutch kin, Low German/German Kinn, Danish kind, Icelandic kinn, Welsh gen, Latin gena, Tocharian A śanweṃ, Ancient Greek γένυς (génus, “jaw”), Armenian ծնոտ (cnot), Persian چانه (čâne), Sanskrit हनु (hánu). Doublet of gena.

Meanings

  1. The bottom of a face, (specifically) the typically jutting jawline below the mouth.
    • What does it mean to have a pointy chin instead of a flat chin?
  2. (US, slang) Talk.
  3. (UK, slang) A lie, a falsehood.
  4. (UK, slang) A person of the upper class.
  5. (uncountable) The ability to withstand being punched in the chin without being knocked out.
  6. The lower part of the front of an aircraft, below the nose.
    • To paint chins of aircraft
    • Lockheed Martin's system is mounted behind a transparent, low-observable window blended into the aircraft's chin. 2001, Aviation Week & Space Technology:
    • In the cleft of the aircraft's chin is a small turret for a forward-looking infrared (FLIR) "eyeball" that will enable MH-47E pilots to see clearly in complete darkness […] 1990, Army, volume 40:
  7. The bottom part of a mobile phone, below the screen.
    • The phone's chin looks different from the rest of it.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
chins Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

glass chin · glass jaw

Deriveds

chin shield · chin guard · blackchin · chin strip · chinfest · chinrest · chinlike · up to the chin · bobchin · chinstrap · take something on the chin · chin-wag · keep one's chin up · chinbone · chin cactus · chin groove · butt chin · chin dimple · chinband · chin music · superhero chin · chinlock · glass chin · butt-chin · double chin · chin job · chinny · baldchin groper · take on the chin · cleft chin · chin roll · up to one's chin · chin wag · bum chin · chincloth · chinful · chin curtain · lead with one's chin · chinless · chinwag · chin diaper · chinny chin chin · chinpiece · chin up · chinguard · chin omelette · chin cleft · chin whelk · chin-up

Synonyms

mentum

Translations (337)

iba dagu (bottom of a face) · kaa alqım (bottom of a face) · rm mintun (bottom of a face) · krl leugu (bottom of a face) · xdq кьикь (bottom of a face) · tbc awa-n to-n (bottom of a face) · lv zods (bottom of a face) · el πηγούνι (bottom of a face) · sah сэҥийэ (bottom of a face) · egl gagia (bottom of a face) · abq жа́гӏв (bottom of a face) · pl podbródek (bottom of a face) · mwl queixo (bottom of a face) · yua k'ono'ch (bottom of a face) · ik tavlu (bottom of a face) · sux 𒂅 (bottom of a face) · mr हनुवटी (bottom of a face) · ky ээк (bottom of a face) · lij mento (bottom of a face) · uk борода́ (bottom of a face) · zh 下巴頦 /下巴颏 (bottom of a face) · yi גאָמבע (bottom of a face) · myv уло (bottom of a face) · vo cün (bottom of a face) · gl queixelo (bottom of a face) · hsb broda (bottom of a face) · af ken (bottom of a face) · ab ацламҳәа (bottom of a face) · xal өргн (bottom of a face) · srn kakumbe (bottom of a face) · arn ketre (bottom of a face) · egy a:n-a:n-F51 (ꜥnꜥn) (bottom of a face) · rw uru-sakanwa (bottom of a face) · bh ठोड़ी (bottom of a face) · my မေးစေ့ (bottom of a face) · id dagu (bottom of a face) · ne चिउँडो (bottom of a face) · scn babbarottu (bottom of a face) · sk brada (bottom of a face) · gv smeg (bottom of a face) · ch åchai (bottom of a face) · co méntu (bottom of a face) · grc γένειον (bottom of a face) · sh brada (bottom of a face) · ms dagu (bottom of a face) · tg занах (bottom of a face) · ill baka' (bottom of a face) · fa چکن (bottom of a face) · ug كەڭېئ (bottom of a face) · ckb چەناگە (bottom of a face) · te చుబుకం (bottom of a face) · su angkeut (bottom of a face) · yi אונטערמויל (bottom of a face) · he סַנְטֵר (bottom of a face) · ia mento (bottom of a face) · uz iyak (bottom of a face) · gug tañykãpy (bottom of a face) · kl talloq (bottom of a face) · qu qhaqlli (bottom of a face) · nap varva (bottom of a face) · mi pūkau(w)ae (bottom of a face) · es pera (bottom of a face) · bcl kuko (bottom of a face) · hi ठोड़ी (bottom of a face) · bo ཀོ་ཀོ (bottom of a face) · fur barbuč (bottom of a face) · pt mento (bottom of a face) · tg зақан (bottom of a face) · mww qab pob tsaig (bottom of a face) · tt ияк (bottom of a face) · unm hwìkwi (bottom of a face) · it mento (bottom of a face) · ml താടി (bottom of a face) · crk ᒥᑖᐱᐢᑲᐣ (bottom of a face) · bdr ajei (bottom of a face) · lbe лунттубакӏ (bottom of a face) · pam baba (bottom of a face) · tab чене (bottom of a face) · st seledu (bottom of a face) · ps زنه (bottom of a face) · mt geddum (bottom of a face) · mn эрүү (bottom of a face) · kbd жьэпкъ (bottom of a face) · dtp roo (Tambunan Dusun) (bottom of a face) · io mentono (bottom of a face) · be барада́ (bottom of a face) · ast barbadiella (bottom of a face) · gag çenä (bottom of a face) · sux 𒅾 (bottom of a face) · sh podvaljak (bottom of a face) · el σαγόνι (bottom of a face) · ka ნიკაპი (bottom of a face) · lad keshada (bottom of a face) · tew on (bottom of a face) · ota چكه (bottom of a face) · fro menton (bottom of a face) · dsb pódguba (bottom of a face) · pdc Kinn (bottom of a face) · ur ٹھڈی (bottom of a face) · ce чӏениг (bottom of a face) · ln ebeku (bottom of a face) · win hiirap (bottom of a face) · cu брада (bottom of a face) · sjd ка̄ййп (bottom of a face) · ilo timid (bottom of a face) · tr çene (bottom of a face) · et lõug (bottom of a face) · qu k'aki (bottom of a face) · kaa buģaq (bottom of a face) · mg saoka (bottom of a face) · yo àgbọ̀n (bottom of a face) · ru борода́ (bottom of a face) · nds Kinn (bottom of a face) · es barbilla (bottom of a face) · evn дег (bottom of a face) · mi kau(w)ae (bottom of a face) · nrf moton (bottom of a face) · yi מאָרדע (bottom of a face) · es mentón (bottom of a face) · tk eňek (bottom of a face) · fo høka (bottom of a face) · lzz ნუკუ (bottom of a face) · la mentum (bottom of a face) · pt queixo (bottom of a face) · ti መንከስ (bottom of a face) · hu áll (bottom of a face) · lb Kënn (bottom of a face) · mel gaam (bottom of a face) · ta முகவாய் (bottom of a face) · wao naʔéṭek' (bottom of a face) · eu kokots (bottom of a face) · orv борода (bottom of a face) · hi चिबुक (bottom of a face) · mvv jaa (bottom of a face) · kum сакъал тюп (bottom of a face) · pms manton (bottom of a face) · rw akananwa (bottom of a face) · cs brada (bottom of a face) · jje ᄐᆞ가리 (bottom of a face) · ba эйәк (bottom of a face) · udm анлес (bottom of a face) · ta மோவாய் (bottom of a face) · fi leuka (bottom of a face) · de Kehn (bottom of a face) · drg ro'o (bottom of a face) · kaa ийек (bottom of a face) · ur ٹھوڑی (bottom of a face) · sv haka (bottom of a face) · fy kin (bottom of a face) · si නිකට (bottom of a face) · uk підборі́ддя (bottom of a face) · tzm ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵔⵜ (bottom of a face) · dtr roo (bottom of a face) · abq шӏы́дзадза (bottom of a face) · zu isilevu (bottom of a face) · br chik (bottom of a face) · enm chin (bottom of a face) · sa चिबुकम् (bottom of a face) · scn varvarottu (bottom of a face) · zdj ilevu (bottom of a face) · yi באָרד (bottom of a face) · rcf manton (bottom of a face) · tet timir (bottom of a face) · dz མ་མཁལ (bottom of a face) · dak iku (bottom of a face) · ha haɓā̀ (bottom of a face) · br elgezh (bottom of a face) · wyi ngurnduk (bottom of a face) · lt smakras (bottom of a face) · wo sikim (bottom of a face) · kaw janggut (bottom of a face) · ast cazu (bottom of a face) · lld barboz (bottom of a face) · fr menton (bottom of a face) · sh podbrada (bottom of a face) · ta நாடி (bottom of a face) · kjh ээк (bottom of a face) · kix kùap (bottom of a face) · gv smeggin (bottom of a face) · lmo barbozz (bottom of a face) · da hage (bottom of a face) · kaa iyek (bottom of a face) · crk ᒥᑳᐧᐢᑯᓀᐤ (bottom of a face) · fa زنخدان (bottom of a face) · lo ຄາງ (bottom of a face) · kk иек (bottom of a face) · cop ⲙⲟⲣⲧ (bottom of a face) · mrj онгылаш (bottom of a face) · vec sbéssoła (bottom of a face) · nap sguéssera (bottom of a face) · sh подбрадак (bottom of a face) · rsk брада (bottom of a face) · lzz ჩენგე (bottom of a face) · am ሸንጎበት (bottom of a face) · kxd ajai (bottom of a face) · tab ккалккам (bottom of a face) · fa زنخ (bottom of a face) · os зекъӕ (bottom of a face) · sl brada (bottom of a face) · fi alaleuka (bottom of a face) · yue 下巴 (bottom of a face) · ee egla (bottom of a face) · zh 下巴 (bottom of a face) · bsy rowoh (bottom of a face) · kaa алқым (bottom of a face) · sms käi´bb (bottom of a face) · as থুঁতৰি (bottom of a face) · nwy ochag (bottom of a face) · eo mentono (bottom of a face) · tyv сегел (bottom of a face) · egy i-n:a-D19 (jnꜥ) (bottom of a face) · kaa буғақ (bottom of a face) · sh брада (bottom of a face) · gmw-cfr Kenn (bottom of a face) · mk брада (bottom of a face) · ht manton (bottom of a face) · hy կզակ (bottom of a face) · bni ebeku (bottom of a face) · sq mjekër (bottom of a face) · fur barbìn (bottom of a face) · is haka (bottom of a face) · ja(bottom of a face) · so gadh (bottom of a face) · smn käibi (bottom of a face) · mcq sanoa (bottom of a face) · bo ཨོག་མ (bottom of a face) · oj indaamikan (bottom of a face) · ay k'achi (bottom of a face) · ady жэкӏэпэпкъ (bottom of a face) · sma gaejpie (bottom of a face) · sux 𒋼 (bottom of a face) · nl kin (bottom of a face) · nmn dzàni (bottom of a face) · tl baba (bottom of a face) · za hangz (bottom of a face) · an barbeta (bottom of a face) · sh podbradak (bottom of a face) · tn seledu (bottom of a face) · alt ээк (bottom of a face) · lez чана (bottom of a face) · bg брада́ (bottom of a face) · ar ذِقِن (bottom of a face) · sid gacco (bottom of a face) · ace keuëng (bottom of a face) · fa چانه (bottom of a face) · bn চিবুক (bottom of a face) · xh isilevu (bottom of a face) · ar دِقِن (bottom of a face) · bdr langgar (bottom of a face) · vec barbizuòlo (bottom of a face) · vro lõug (bottom of a face) · zh 頷 /颔 (bottom of a face) · ko(bottom of a face) · no hake (bottom of a face) · bm bonbon (bottom of a face) · sh подваљак (bottom of a face) · kw elgeth (bottom of a face) · ro bărbie (bottom of a face) · kpv тшӧка (bottom of a face) · ru подборо́док (bottom of a face) · chm оҥылаш (bottom of a face) · ta தாழ்வாய் (bottom of a face) · gd smiogaid (bottom of a face) · sw kidevu (bottom of a face) · tih salura (bottom of a face) · ln lombángá (bottom of a face) · crk ᒥᑳᐧᐢᑯᓀᐃᐧᑲᐣ (bottom of a face) · ny chigama (bottom of a face) · ar دقن (bottom of a face) · sne siraka (bottom of a face) · inh чӏенг (bottom of a face) · oc menton (bottom of a face) · lmw héwwe (bottom of a face) · pl broda (bottom of a face) · arc ܟܠܙܘܙܐ (bottom of a face) · sw tawa (bottom of a face) · an mentón (bottom of a face) · ang ċinn (bottom of a face) · ms mentum (bottom of a face) · apw biyedaa’ (bottom of a face) · ga smig (bottom of a face) · mfe manton (bottom of a face) · se gáibi (bottom of a face) · cv янах (bottom of a face) · wa minton (bottom of a face) · de Koi (bottom of a face) · am አገጭ (bottom of a face) · mnw သၟိပ် (bottom of a face) · twf ȍdénemą (bottom of a face) · de Kjen (bottom of a face) · krc сакъал (bottom of a face) · got 𐌺𐌹𐌽𐌽𐌿𐍃 (bottom of a face) · rom falka (bottom of a face) · vi cằm (bottom of a face) · av нилъу (bottom of a face) · bsy ajai (bottom of a face) · te గడ్డం (bottom of a face) · sh подбрада (bottom of a face) · gv smeggyl (bottom of a face) · de Chimmi (bottom of a face) · ln mbángá (bottom of a face) · hi ठुड्डी (bottom of a face) · be падбаро́дак (bottom of a face) · lmo barbòs (bottom of a face) · ca mentó (bottom of a face) · gl queixo (bottom of a face) · ja(bottom of a face) · sc fabedhu (bottom of a face) · cy gên (bottom of a face) · mdf ула (bottom of a face) · kqr roo (bottom of a face) · tg манаҳ (bottom of a face) · grc ἀνθερεών (bottom of a face) · akz notakfa (bottom of a face) · yi אונטערבערדל (bottom of a face) · az çənə (bottom of a face) · km ចង្កា (bottom of a face) · ur چبک (bottom of a face) · gld сэсхэ (bottom of a face) · jje ᄐᆞᆨ (bottom of a face) · tg чона (bottom of a face) · ivb tomid (bottom of a face) · os роцъо (bottom of a face) · nah tenchalli (bottom of a face) · th คาง (bottom of a face) · zza çenge (bottom of a face) · sc baédhu (bottom of a face) · wal buuchchaa (bottom of a face) · pa ਠੋੜੀ (bottom of a face) · pri cérépwä (bottom of a face) · nv ayaatsʼiin (bottom of a face) · mt lħit (bottom of a face) · ar ذَقْن (bottom of a face) · kmr zenî (bottom of a face) · de Kinn (bottom of a face) · yi קין (bottom of a face) · tyz càng (bottom of a face)

wikidata: Q82714

chin en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈt͡ʃɪn/
  • (US) audio
  • [ˈt͡ʃʰɪn]

Etymology

From Middle English chyn, from Old English ċinn (“chin”), from Proto-West Germanic *kinnu, from Proto-Germanic *kinnuz (“chin”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus (“chin, jaw”). Compare West Frisian/Dutch kin, Low German/German Kinn, Danish kind, Icelandic kinn, Welsh gen, Latin gena, Tocharian A śanweṃ, Ancient Greek γένυς (génus, “jaw”), Armenian ծնոտ (cnot), Persian چانه (čâne), Sanskrit हनु (hánu). Doublet of gena.

Meanings

  1. (dated, intransitive, slang) To talk.
    • “I reckon you can explain, Mrs. Peabody.” […] “An’ I reckon that newcomer you’ve been chinning with could explain if he had a mind to.” 1912, Jack London, chapter 5, in Smoke Bellew, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, page 141:
    • This little chore involved getting up at 3 A.M., working about two hours, then sitting around chinning and drinking coffee with the radio operators until too late to go back to sleep. 1944, Ernie Pyle, chapter 1, in Brave Men, New York: Henry Holt, page 3:
  2. (dated, slang, transitive) To talk to or with (someone).
    • “What do you suppose that Seagreave’s chinning Hughie about[?]” 1912, Nancy Mann Waddel Woodrow, chapter 12, in The Black Pearl, New York: Appleton, page 239:
    • “Been up chinning your sporting editor, Ragsy Hurd. […]” 1911, Henry Sydnor Harrison, chapter 7, in Queed, Boston: Houghton Mifflin, page 85:
  3. (intransitive, reflexive) To perform a chin-up (exercise in which one lifts one's own weight while hanging from a bar).
    • You can grunt and curse to your heart’s content but you cannot swing your body when chinning. 1986, Martin Cohen, The Marine Corps 3X Fitness Program, Boston: Little, Brown, Part 3, p. 75:
    • The Englishmen had also been lifting weights and chinning themselves for years. Their bellies were like washboards. The muscles of their calves and upper arms were like cannonballs. 1969, Kurt Vonnegut, chapter 5, in Slaughterhouse-Five, New York: Dial, published 2005, page 119:
    • A description of the cour would be incomplete without an enumeration of the manifold duties of the planton in charge, which were as follows: to prevent the men from using the horizontal bar, except for chinning, since if you swung yourself upon it you could look over the wall into the women’s cour […] 1922, E. E. Cummings, chapter 4, in The Enormous Room, New York: Modern Library, published 1949, page 80:
    • It is worth noting that on the eighth day he was strong enough to “chin” himself six times in succession, though previous to the fasting treatment he had never in his life been able to do this more than once or twice. 1913, Upton Sinclair, The Fasting Cure, New York: Mitchell Kennerley, page 34:
  4. (UK, transitive) To punch or hit (someone), especially on the chin (part of the body).
    • ‘I’m in trouble, I hit a policeman—chinned him. He was messin’ me about, pushin’ me around on the pavement, so I chinned him, didn’t I? […]’ 1966, Nell Dunn, “OUT with the Boys”, in Up the Junction, Philadelphia: Lippincott, page 88:
    • He told me once that he used to be scared to death every time he started in a hard game for fear he’d get badly injured. Said it wasn’t until someone had jabbed him in the nose or ‘chinned’ him that he forgot to be scared. 1915, Ralph Henry Barbour, chapter 14, in Left Tackle Thayer, New York: Dodd, Mead, pages 183–184:
  5. (transitive) To put or hold (a musical instrument) up to one's chin.
    • A comical fellow hopped down from a stump and chinned his fiddle while Prince Chang stared. 1925, Arthur Bowie Chrisman, “Four Generals”, in Shen of the Sea: Chinese Stories for Children, New York: E.P. Dutton, published 1968, page 82:
    • Conspicuous in the front rank of “the music” was Joe Lippett, chinning his fife […] 1849 September, Alfred Billings Street, “General Training”, in Graham’s American Monthly Magazine of Literature and Art, volume 35, number 3, page 137:
    • Jimmy sat down at the piano, and the scientist tuned, then chinned the violin. 1951, Gene Fowler, chapter 16, in Schnozzola: The Story of Jimmy Durante, New York: Viking, page 173:
  6. (transitive) To turn on or operate (a device) using one's chin; to select (a particular setting) using one's chin.
    • I landed kind of sloppily on hands and knees and chinned the squad frequency. “First squad sound off!” 1985, Joe Haldeman, “You Can Never Go Back”, in Dealing in Futures, New York: Viking, page 154:
    • I was too tired to argue; I chinned the valve three or four times, felt a blast blistering my face. 1958, Robert Heinlein, chapter 8, in Have Space Suit—Will Travel, New York: Del Rey, page 160:
  7. (transitive) To put one's chin on (something).
    • He chinned the alley fence and looked both ways along it. 1994, Garry Disher, chapter 7, in Crosskill, St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin, page 35:
    • […] she elbowed the table and chinned her hand. 1977, Ian Wallace, chapter 26, in The Sign of the Mute Medusa, New York: Popular Library, page 243:
  8. (transitive) To indicate or point toward (someone or something) with one's chin.
    • But you don’t love him, said Madame Sonia with understanding. Do you love this one? Madame Sonia chinned the American. 2004, Han Ong, The Disinherited, New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Part 4, Chapter 4, p. 239:
    • A wry laugh bubbled up Carmen's throat as she turned to Blanca. "You brought us here to read?" "Try," Blanca said, chinning at the tome. […] Carmen glanced up between them and then chinned at the bathroom. 2025 August 12, Hailey Piper, A Game in Yellow, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 28,61:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
chinning Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
chins Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
chinned Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
chinned Tense=Past lexicographic

Deriveds

chinning bar

Synonyms

gab (talk (slang))

chin en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈt͡ʃɪn/
  • (US) audio
  • [ˈt͡ʃʰɪn]

Etymology

Shortening of chinchilla.

Meanings

  1. (informal) A chinchilla.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
chins Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

ham chin peng · chin chin · chin chow · chin cough