Chin

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chin \Chin\ (ch[i^]n), n. [AS. cin, akin to OS. kin, G kinn,
     Icel. kinn, cheek, Dan. & Sw. kind, L. {gena}, Gr. ?; cf.
     Skr. hanu. [root]232.]
     1. The lower extremity of the face below the mouth; the point
        of the under jaw.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. (Zool.) The exterior or under surface embraced between the
        branches of the lower jaw bone, in birds.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  chin
       n 1: the protruding part of the lower jaw [syn: {mentum}]
       2: Kamarupan languages spoken in western Burma and Bangladesh
          and easternmost India [syn: {Kuki}, {Kuki-Chin}]
       v : in gymnastics: raise oneself while hanging from one's hands
           until one's chin is level with the support bar [syn: {chin
           up}]
       [also: {chinning}, {chinned}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  35 Moby Thesaurus words for "chin":
     bandy words, bat the breeze, beat the gums, button, causerie, chat,
     chew the fat, chew the rag, colloque, colloquize, commerce with,
     commune with, communicate, communicate with, confab, confabulate,
     converse, converse with, discourse with, jaw, mentum, prose, rap,
     shoot the breeze, speak with, spiel, take counsel with, talk,
     talk together, visit, visit with, yak, yakkety-yak, yap, yarn