Chin. abbreviation for 1. (Placename) China 2. (Placename) Chinese 3. (Languages) Chinese 4. (Peoples) Chinese Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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Chin (j?n) See Jin.chin (ch?n)n. The central forward portion of the lower jaw.v. chinned, chin·ning, chins v.tr.1. To pull (oneself) up with the arms while grasping an overhead horizontal bar until the chin is level with or above the bar.2. Music To place (a violin) under the chin in preparation to play it.v.intr.1. To chin oneself.2. Informal To make idle conversation; chatter.[Middle English, from Old English cin; see genu- in Indo-European roots.]chin?less adj.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.chin (t??n) n1. (Anatomy) the protruding part of the lower jaw2. (Anatomy) the front part of the face below the lips. 3. keep one’s chin up to keep cheerful under difficult circumstances. Sometimes shortened to: chin up! 4. take it on the chin informal to face squarely up to a defeat, adversity, etcvb, chins, chinning or chinned5. (Gymnastics) gymnastics to raise one’s chin to (a horizontal bar, etc) when hanging by the arms6. (tr) informal to punch or hit (someone) on the chin[Old English cinn; related to Old Norse kinn, Old High German kinni, Latin gena cheek, Old Irish gin mouth, Sanskrit hanu]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014chin (t??n) n., v. chinned, chin?ning. n. 1. the lower extremity of the face, below the mouth. 2. the prominence of the lower jaw. v.t. 3. to grasp an overhead bar and pull (oneself) upward until the chin is above or level with the bar: done as an exercise. 4. to raise or hold to the chin, as a violin. v.i. 5. Slang. to chatter. Idioms: 1. keep one’s chin up, to maintain one’s courage and optimism during a period of adversity. 2. take it on the chin, Informal. a. to be defeated thoroughly. b. to endure punishment stoically. [before 1000; Middle English; Old English cin(n), c. Old Saxon kinni, Old High German chinni, Old Norse kinn, Gothic kinnus cheek; akin to Latin gena, Greek génus chin, gnáthos jaw, Skt hánus jaw] chin?less, adj. Ch’in or Qin (t??n) n. a dynasty in ancient China, 221?206 B.C., marked by the emergence of a unified empire and the construction of much of the Great Wall of China. Chin. or Chin, 1. China. 2. Chinese. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.Chin See Also: CHEEKS, FACE(S), MOUTH
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Ch’in (ch?n) See Qin.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.chin (t??n) n., v. chinned, chin?ning. n. 1. the lower extremity of the face, below the mouth. 2. the prominence of the lower jaw. v.t. 3. to grasp an overhead bar and pull (oneself) upward until the chin is above or level with the bar: done as an exercise. 4. to raise or hold to the chin, as a violin. v.i. 5. Slang. to chatter. Idioms: 1. keep one’s chin up, to maintain one’s courage and optimism during a period of adversity. 2. take it on the chin, Informal. a. to be defeated thoroughly. b. to endure punishment stoically. [before 1000; Middle English; Old English cin(n), c. Old Saxon kinni, Old High German chinni, Old Norse kinn, Gothic kinnus cheek; akin to Latin gena, Greek génus chin, gnáthos jaw, Skt hánus jaw] chin?less, adj. Ch’in or Qin (t??n) n. a dynasty in ancient China, 221?206 B.C., marked by the emergence of a unified empire and the construction of much of the Great Wall of China. Chin. or Chin, 1. China. 2. Chinese. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.