chin

/tʃɪn/

/tʃɪn/

Other forms: chins; chinning; chinned

Your chin is the somewhat pointy part of your jaw at the bottom of your face, below your mouth. When a man has a bushy beard, it usually covers his cheeks and his chin.

Humans are unique in having a chin — it's thought to have evolved in part from our habit of using speech. When chin is a verb, it means to do a pull up on an exercise bar, lifting your full weight until your chin touches the bar. In the late 16th century, to chin meant to affectionately rub chins with someone else, and in 1880s American slang, it also meant "to gossip."

Definitions of chin

1. noun

   the protruding part of the lower jaw
   synonyms: mentum

   types:

   buccula, double chin

   a fold of fatty tissue under the chin

   type of:

   feature, lineament

   the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin
2. verb

   raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar
   synonyms: chin up

   type of:

   bring up, elevate, get up, lift, raise

   raise from a lower to a higher position