chin

CEFRB1

/ˈt͡ʃɪn/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The part of the face below the mouth.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A lie, a falsehood.

Examples

  • I landed him a blow on the chin.

  • The boxer was hit on the chin and went down for the count.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

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

  2. The lower part of the front of an aircraft, below the nose.

  3. The ability to withstand being punched in the chin without being knocked out.

More examples

In context

  • John yawned and scratched his chin.

  • The phone's chin looks different from the rest of it.

  • What does it mean to have a pointy chin instead of a flat chin?

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Origin

noun

From Middle English chyn, from Old English ċinn (“chin”), from Proto-West Germanic *kinnu, from Proto-Germanic *kinnuz (“chin”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus (“chin, jaw”). Compare West Frisian/Dutch kin, Low German/German Kinn, Danish kind, Icelandic kinn, Welsh gen, Latin gena, Tocharian A śanweṃ, Ancient Greek γένυς (génus, “jaw”), Armenian ծնոտ (cnot), Persian چانه (čâne), Sanskrit हनु (hánu). Doublet of gena.