chin (chĭn)
n.
The central forward portion of the lower jaw.


v., chinned, chin·ning, chins.

v.tr.

1. To pull (oneself) up with the arms while grasping an overhead horizontal bar until the chin is level with the bar.
2. Music. To place (a violin) under the chin in preparation to play it.

v.intr.

1. To chin oneself.
2. Informal. To make idle conversation; chatter.

[Middle English, from Old English cin.]

chinless chin'less adj.

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