2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Chin \Chin\, n. [AS. cin, akin to OS kin, G kinn, Icel. kinn,
cheek, Dan. & Sw kind L. {gena}, Gr ?; cf Skr. hanu.
[root]232.]
1. The lower extremity of the face below the mouth; the point
of the under jaw.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The exterior or under surface embraced between
the branches of the lower jaw bone, in birds.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
chin
n 1: the protruding part of the lower jaw [syn: {mentum}]
2: Kamarupan languages spoken in western Burma and Bangladesh
and easternmost India [syn: {Kuki}, {Chin}, {Kuki-Chin}]
v : in gymnastics: raise oneself while hanging from one's hands
until one's chin is level with the support bar [syn: {chin
up}]
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