Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Chin \Chin\, 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.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The exterior or under surface embraced between
the branches of the lower jaw bone, in birds.
Source : WordNet®
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}]
[also: {chinning}, {chinned}]
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}]