groin
noun · verb
Simple meaning
The crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk and the thigh, together with the surrounding region.
Pronunciation
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groynIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɡɹɔɪn
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Definition
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noun
The crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk and the thigh, together with the surrounding region.
euphemistic
The crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals
The area adjoining this fold or depression.
euphemistic
The genitals.
An often wooden structure that projects from a coastline to prevent erosion, longshore drift etc.; a breakwater.
verb
To deliver a blow to the genitals of.
literarytransitive
To hollow out; to excavate.
To grunt; to growl; to snarl; to murmur.
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Two barrel vaults intersecting at right angles.
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