Chinned

Chin  (jn)

See Jin.

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chin  (chn)

n.

The central forward portion of the lower jaw.

v. chinned, chin·ning, chins

v.tr.

1. To pull (oneself) up with the arms while grasping an overhead horizontal bar until the chin is level with the bar.

2. Music To place (a violin) under the chin in preparation to play it.

v.intr.

1. To chin oneself.

2. Informal To make idle conversation; chatter.

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[Middle English, from Old English cin; see genu-² in Indo-European roots.]

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chinless adj.