亚洲网紅露点

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chin

1

[ chin ]

noun

  1. the lower extremity of the face, below the mouth.
  2. the prominence of the lower jaw.
  3. Informal. chin-up.


verb (used with object)

chinned, chinning.
  1. Gymnastics.
    1. to bring one's chin up to (a horizontal bar, from which one is hanging by the hands), by bending the elbows.
    2. to raise (oneself鈥) to this position.
  2. to raise or hold to the chin, as a violin.
  3. Archaic. to talk to; chatter with.

verb (used without object)

chinned, chinning.
  1. Gymnastics. to chin oneself.
  2. Slang. to talk; chatter:

    We sat up all night chinning about our college days.

ch'in

2

[ chin; Chinese cheen ]

noun

  1. 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.

Chin

3

[ jin ]

noun

  1. Also Tsin []. any of three dynasties that ruled in China, a.d. 265鈥316 (the Western Chin), a.d. 317鈥420 (the Eastern Chin), and a.d. 936鈥46 (the Later Chin).
  2. a dynasty that ruled in China 1115鈥1234.

Ch'in

4

[ chin; Chinese cheen ]

noun

  1. a dynasty in ancient China, 221鈥206 b.c., marked by the emergence of a unified empire and the construction of much of the Great Wall of China.

Chin.

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or Chin.

abbreviation for

  1. China.
  2. Chinese.

Chin.

1

abbreviation for

  1. China
  2. Chinese
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

chin

2

/ 迟蕛瑟苍 /

noun

  1. the protruding part of the lower jaw
  2. the front part of the face below the lips genial
  3. keep one's chin up
    to keep cheerful under difficult circumstances Sometimes shortened tochin up!
  4. take it on the chin informal.
    to face squarely up to a defeat, adversity, etc
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. gymnastics to raise one's chin to (a horizontal bar, etc) when hanging by the arms
  2. informal.
    tr to punch or hit (someone) on the chin
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 肠丑颈苍顎僱别蝉蝉 adjective
  • 耻苍顎僤别谤路肠丑颈苍顎 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of chin1

before 1000; Middle English; Old English cin ( n ); cognate with Dutch kin, German Kinn chin, Old Norse kinn, Gothic kinnus cheek, Latin gena, Greek 驳茅苍耻蝉 chin, 驳苍谩迟丑辞蝉 jaw ( genial 2, -gnathous ), Sanskrit hanus jaw

Origin of chin2

From Chinese (Wade-Giles) ch'in2, (Pinyin) 辩铆苍
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of chin1

Old English cinn; related to Old Norse kinn, Old High German kinni, Latin gena cheek, Old Irish gin mouth, Sanskrit hanu
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. keep one's chin up, to maintain a cheerful disposition in spite of difficulties, disappointments, etc. Also chin up.
  2. take it on the chin, Informal.
    1. to suffer defeat; fail completely.
    2. to endure suffering or punishment.

More idioms and phrases containing chin

see keep one's chin up ; lead with one's chin ; take it on the chin .
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Example Sentences

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"It says I have eye bags. Get a chin augmentation? I've done that."

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"Yesterday it was a seven-month-old baby who just stared and could no longer cry - she had bullet injuries under the chin and on the shoulder."

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Phil had skin cancer removed four weeks ago from his chin and the consultant wanted to check a couple of pea-sized lumps in his stomach.

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Wales were 14 points down, but, having had a Blair Murray try chalked off, their chins were still up.

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Looking at Hackman鈥檚 r茅sum茅 to understand how he saw himself, I鈥檓 drawn to 1974 when his success looked meteoric but he didn鈥檛 trust that Hollywood would welcome a leading man with a double chin.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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