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- pronunciation:
- chIn
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- keep one's chin up
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
the central, protruding part of the jaw below the mouth.
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| related words: |
chop |
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| phrase: |
keep one's chin up |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
chins, chinning, chinned |
| definition: |
in gymnastics, to pull (oneself) upward from a dangling position while grasping a horizontal bar until the chin is level with the bar.
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to chin oneself.
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