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Chin

//t͡ʃɪn// name, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun

1
A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.
2
Alternative form of China. alt-of, alternative, obsolete
3
A surname from Chinese.
4
Alternative form of Jin: an ancient Chinese state and various medieval Chinese dynasties. alt-of, alternative, obsolete
"The most amazing poems in human history are the Huêi-wên-tʻü or the revolving chart, by Lady Su Huêi, of the Chin Dynasty (265-419), and the Chʻien-tzŭ-wên, or thousand-character literature, by Chou Hsing-ssŭ, (fifth century a.d.)"
5
Alternative form of Qin: an ancient Chinese state. alt-of, alternative

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6
A state of Myanmar.
7
Synonym of Zo (“a language of Myanmar”).

Noun

1
The bottom of a face, (specifically) the typically jutting jawline below the mouth.
"What does it mean to have a pointy chin instead of a flat chin?"
2
A chinchilla. informal
3
A tribe in Myanmar. plural, plural-only
"Oral tradition and archaeological evidence suggest the Chin were the earliest Tibeto-Burman group to come to the Chindwin Valley, a settlement process starting as early as the 4ᵗʰ century."
4
the protruding part of the lower jaw wordnet
5
Talk. US, slang

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Kamarupan languages spoken in western Burma and Bangladesh and easternmost India wordnet
7
A lie, a falsehood. British, slang
8
A person of the upper class. British, slang
9
The ability to withstand being punched in the chin without being knocked out. uncountable
10
The lower part of the front of an aircraft, below the nose.
"To paint chins of aircraft"
11
The bottom part of a mobile phone, below the screen.
"The phone's chin looks different from the rest of it."

Verb

1
To talk. dated, intransitive, slang
"“I reckon you can explain, Mrs. Peabody.” […] “An’ I reckon that newcomer you’ve been chinning with could explain if he had a mind to.”"
2
raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar wordnet
3
To talk to or with (someone). dated, slang, transitive
"“Been up chinning your sporting editor, Ragsy Hurd. […]”"
4
To perform a chin-up (exercise in which one lifts one's own weight while hanging from a bar). intransitive, reflexive
"It is worth noting that on the eighth day he was strong enough to “chin” himself six times in succession, though previous to the fasting treatment he had never in his life been able to do this more than once or twice."
5
To punch or hit (someone), especially on the chin (part of the body). UK, transitive
"He told me once that he used to be scared to death every time he started in a hard game for fear he’d get badly injured. Said it wasn’t until someone had jabbed him in the nose or ‘chinned’ him that he forgot to be scared."

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To put or hold (a musical instrument) up to one's chin. transitive
"Conspicuous in the front rank of “the music” was Joe Lippett, chinning his fife […]"
7
To turn on or operate (a device) using one's chin; to select (a particular setting) using one's chin. transitive
"I was too tired to argue; I chinned the valve three or four times, felt a blast blistering my face."
8
To put one's chin on (something). transitive
"[…] she elbowed the table and chinned her hand."
9
To indicate or point toward (someone or something) with one's chin. transitive
"But you don’t love him, said Madame Sonia with understanding. Do you love this one? Madame Sonia chinned the American."

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

Etymology 3

Shortening of chinchilla.

Etymology 4

See China.

Etymology 5

As a Chinese surname, a variant romanization of various Chinese characters, e.g. Hakka 陳／陈 (Chhṳ̀n), Taishanese 陳 /陈 (cin³), Cantonese 錢／钱 (cin4), Mandarin 金 (Chin¹), and Mandarin 秦 (Chʻin²).

Etymology 6

The atonal Wade–Giles romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 晉 /晋 (Jìn).

Etymology 7

From Mandarin 秦 (Qín) Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻin².

Etymology 8

From Burmese ချင်း (hkyang:).

Etymology 9

From Burmese ချင်း (hkyang:).

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