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• noun
The protruding part of the face below the mouth, formed by the apex of the lower jaw.
"He rested his chin in his hands while listening attentively to the lecture."
An exercise in which one hangs by the hands from an overhead support and pulls oneself up until the chin is level with the bar; a chin-up.
"She completed ten strict chins on the horizontal bar as part of her morning workout."
• verb
To pull (oneself) up while hanging by the hands from an overhead horizontal bar until the chin is level with or above the bar.
"The gymnast easily chinned himself on the high bar several times in a row."
To bring (an instrument such as a violin) up to or under the chin in preparation for playing.
"The concertmaster chinned her violin and waited for the conductor's downbeat."
American To talk or chat informally and often at length (informal).
"The two old neighbors stood by the fence and chinned for nearly an hour."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from Old English 'cinn', from Proto-Germanic '*kinnuz', and ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root '*genu-' meaning 'jawbone' or 'chin' (cognate with Latin 'gena', meaning 'cheek', and Ancient Greek 'genus', meaning 'chin').