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the lower extremity of the face, below the mouth.
the prominence of the lower jaw.
Informal. chin-up.
Gymnastics.

to bring one’s chin up to (a horizontal bar, from which one is hanging by the hands), by bending the elbows.
to raise (oneself) to this position.

to raise or hold to the chin, as a violin.
Archaic. to talk to; chatter with.
Gymnastics. to chin oneself.
Slang. to talk; chatter:
We sat up all night chinning about our college days.
keep one’s chin up, to maintain a cheerful disposition in spite of difficulties, disappointments, etc.
Also, chin up.
take it on the chin, Informal.

to suffer defeat; fail completely.
to endure suffering or punishment.

Also, Tsin. any of three dynasties that ruled in China, a.d. 265–316 (the Western Chin), a.d. 317–420 (the Eastern Chin), and a.d. 936–46 (the Later Chin).
a dynasty that ruled in China 1115–1234.
a Chinese zither consisting of an oblong, slightly curved wooden box over which are stretched strings that are stopped with one hand and plucked with the other.
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.
China.
Chinese.
noun
the protruding part of the lower jaw
the front part of the face below the lips related adjective genial
keep one’s chin up, to keep cheerful under difficult circumstances Sometimes shortened to chin up!
(informal) take it on the chin, to face squarely up to a defeat, adversity, etc
verb chins, chinning, chinned
(gymnastics) to raise one’s chin to (a horizontal bar, etc) when hanging by the arms
(transitive) (informal) to punch or hit (someone) on the chin
abbreviation
China
Chinese
n.

Old English cin, cinn “chin” (but in some compounds suggesting an older, broader sense of “jawbone”); a general Germanic word (cf. Old Saxon and Old High German kinni; Old Norse kinn; German Kinn “chin;” Gothic kinnus “cheek”), from PIE root *genu- “chin, jawbone” (cf. Sanskrit hanuh, Avestan zanu- “chin;” Armenian cnawt “jawbone, cheek;” Lithuanian žándas “jawbone;” Greek genus “lower jaw,” geneion “chin;” Old Irish gin “mouth,” Welsh gen “jawbone, chin”).
v.

1590s, “to press (affectionately) chin to chin,” from chin (n.). Meaning “to bring to the chin” (of a fiddle) is from 1869. Slang meaning “talk, gossip” is from 1883, American English. Related: Chinned; chinning. Athletic sense of “raise one’s chin over” (a raised bar, for exercise) is from 1880s.

chin (chĭn)
n.
The prominence formed by the anterior projection of the lower jaw.

noun

A talk; a chat (1890s+)

verb

To talk; converse: happily chinning in the corner (1870s+)
To talk to: The cop was chinning a nurse (1880s+)

Related Terms

take it on the chin, wag one’s chin
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keep one’s chin up
lead with one’s chin
take it on the chin