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chin
noun
the
part
of
your
face
just
below
your
lower
lip
•
She
rested
her
chin
on
her
folded
hands
while
she
listened
.
She
rested
her
chin
on
her
folded
hands
while
she
listened
.
•
The
baby
had
milk
dribbling
down
his
round
chin
as
he
laughed
.
The
baby
had
milk
dribbling
down
his
round
chin
as
he
laughed
.
Old
English
"
cin
" (
jaw
,
chin
),
from
Proto-Germanic
*kinnuz
,
related
to
German
"
Kinn
"
and
Dutch
"
kin
".
verb
-
chin
,
chinning
,
chins
,
chinned
to
pull
your
body
upward
until
your
chin
rises
above
a
bar
,
as
in
a
chin-up
exercise
•
During
gym
class
,
Max
managed
to
chin
himself
five
times
in
a
row
.
During
gym
class
,
Max
managed
to
chin
himself
five
times
in
a
row
.
•
The
rock
climber
chinned
over
the
ledge
and
grinned
at
her
friends
below
.
The
rock
climber
chinned
over
the
ledge
and
grinned
at
her
friends
below
.
Early
20th-century
American
English
,
derived
from
the
noun
“
chin
”
because
the
exercise
finishes
when
the
chin
passes
the
bar
.
verb
-
chin
,
chinning
,
chins
,
chinned
(
informal
)
to
hit
someone
on
the
chin
with
your
fist
•
The
boxer
chinned
his
opponent
with
a
swift
uppercut
.
The
boxer
chinned
his
opponent
with
a
swift
uppercut
.
•
He
warned
that
he
would
chin
anyone
who
insulted
his
sister
.
He
warned
that
he
would
chin
anyone
who
insulted
his
sister
.
20th-century
British
slang
,
from
the
noun
“
chin
,”
focusing
on
the
target
of
the
blow
.
