- the lower extremity of the face, below the mouth.
- the prominence of the lower jaw.
- chin-up.
- Gymnastics.
- to bring one's chin up to (a horizontal bar, from which one is hanging by the hands), by bending the elbows.
- to raise (oneself) to this position.
- to raise or hold to the chin, as a violin.
- to talk to; chatter with.
- to chin oneself.
- to talk; chatter: We sat up all night chinning about our college days.
- to maintain a cheerful disposition in spite of difficulties, disappointments, etc.
- take it on the chin, Informal.
- to suffer defeat; fail completely.
- to endure suffering or punishment.
- 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.
- any of three dynasties that ruled in China, a.d. 265–316 (the Western Chin), a.d. 317–420 (the Eastern Chin), and a.d. 936–46 (the Later Chin).
- a dynasty that ruled in China 1115–1234.
- a dynasty in ancient China, 221–206 b.c., marked by the emergence of a unified empire and the construction of much of the Great Wall of China.
- China.
- Chinese.
- the protruding part of the lower jaw
- the front part of the face below the lips
- to keep cheerful under difficult circumstances
- to face squarely up to a defeat, adversity, etc
- to raise one's chin to (a horizontal bar, etc) when hanging by the arms
- to punch or hit (someone) on the chin
- China
- Chinese
