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Chin has 9 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the protruding part of the lower jaw

"He rested his chin on his hand while thinking deeply about the problem."

2

Kamarupan languages spoken in western Burma and Bangladesh and easternmost India

"The linguist studies the Chin language, a member of the family of Kamarupan languages spoken in western Burma and Bangladesh and easternmost India."

3

The bottom of a face, (specifically) the typically jutting jawline below the mouth.

"The rare animal known as chin was once hunted in South America for its soft fur, though the name is now more commonly associated with a rodent's facial feature rather than the species itself."

4

A chinchilla.

In plain English: A chin is a small, furry animal from South America.

"The fluffy chin of the chinchilla was incredibly soft to touch."

Usage: Chin (noun) refers to the soft, fleshy projection on your face below your mouth. Don't confuse it with "chinchilla," the small rodent!

Verb
1

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

"After holding his body weight on the parallel bars, he paused at the top of the pull-up so that his chin cleared the horizontal rail."

2

To talk.

"The old man and his friend sat on the porch to chin all afternoon about their favorite fishing spots."

In plain English: It's the part of your face that sticks out under your mouth. Chin (verb): To talk back or be brave about what you say.

"She began to chin with her friends about the latest movie release."

Usage: Use "chin" to mean to talk back to someone, often in an argumentative or disrespectful way; it implies defiance. Example: Don't you chin your mother when she's giving you instructions.

Proper Noun
1

A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.

"The Chin people live in the mountainous regions of western Myanmar."

2

Alternative form of China.

3

A tribe in Burma.

Example Sentences
"The fluffy chin of the chinchilla was incredibly soft to touch." noun
"She rested her chin on her hand while listening to the story." noun
"The wind blew his hair across his chin and forehead." noun
"He wiped the food crumbs off his chin with a napkin." noun
"She began to chin with her friends about the latest movie release." verb
See Also
neck beard babushka tribe goatee thyromental neckbeard turn on
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
feature Kamarupan raise
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
double chin

Origin

The word "chin" comes from Old English ċinn, which traces back to the Proto-Indo-European root ǵénus meaning "chin" or "jaw." This ancient origin is shared by many related words across European languages, such as the German Kinn and the Latin gena.

Rhyming Words
hin rhin shin whin thin phin achin oshin gethin shahin mushin urchin within arshin fishin cochin nuthin nothin wishin sachin
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