Definitions for: Chin


[n] the protruding part of the lower jaw
[n] Kamarupan languages spoken in western Burma and Bangladesh and easternmost India
[v] in gymnastics: raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: chin up, Kuki, Kuki-Chin, mentum

See Also: bring up, elevate, face, feature, get up, goatee, human face, Kamarupan, lift, lineament, raise

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