chin
noun · verb
Simple meaning
The bottom of a face, the usually jutting jawline below the mouth.
Pronunciation
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chinIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈtʃɪn
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
The bottom of a face, (specifically) the typically jutting jawline below the mouth.
boxinguncountable
The ability to withstand being punched in the chin without being knocked out.
aviation
The protruding part of the lower jaw
The bottom part of a mobile phone, below the screen.
A tribe in Myanmar.
A state of Myanmar.
verb
transitive
To turn on or operate (a device) using one's chin; to select (a particular setting) using one's chin.
Raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar
reflexiveintransitive
To perform a chin-up (exercise in which one lifts one's own weight while hanging from a bar).
chiefly uktransitive
To punch or hit (someone), especially on the chin (part of the body).
transitive
To indicate or point toward (someone or something) with one's chin.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: The bottom of a face, (specifically) the typically jutting jawline below the mouth.
Used this way, chin is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Nearby words
- mentum , rarer, so it draws attention
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use chin
- “He rested his chin on his hand while thinking deeply.”
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