groin

n.

1. Anatomy. The crease or hollow at the junction of the inner part of each thigh with the trunk, together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals.
2. Architecture. The curved edge at the junction of two intersecting vaults.
3. A small jetty extending from a shore to protect a beach against erosion or to trap shifting sands.

tr.v., groined, groin·ing, groins.
To provide or build with groins.

[Alteration (influenced by LOIN) of Middle English grinde, perhaps from Old English grynde, abyss, hollow.]

The region of the body including the upper part of the thigh and the lower part of the abdomen. Groin muscles include the adductors which pull the thighs together. These muscles rotate the hip during running and are essential for maintaining a grip on the saddle when horse-riding.

Overextension of the adductor muscles results in groin strain. It can be caused by forceful kicking movements in football, bringing the free leg forward in skating, or intensive sprint training. Groin strain can be avoided by strengthening the adductor muscles and by improving their flexibility. A good exercise for doing this is holding and then compressing a football between the knees.

Groin pain (either osteitis pubis or inguinocrural pain) results from a loosening of the ligaments holding the pubic bones together. It often occurs in football players and others who overload one leg more than the other (by repeated kicking, for example).

n

Each of two areas where the abdomen joins the thighs.

The ridge, edge, or curved line formed by the intersection of the surfaces of two intersecting vaults.

groins: A

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Region of the body that includes the upper part of the front thigh and lower part of the abdomen.

The junctional region between the abdomen and thigh; the inguinal region.

IN BRIEF: n. - A protective structure of stone or concrete; 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 v. - Build with groins.

Tutor's tip: "Grown" (mature or older) people will certainly "groan" (a sound of pain) if they are hit in the "groin" (where the abdomen and the thighs meet).

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - lyske, hvælvingssøm, ring

2.
n. - høfde
v. tr. - udstyre med høfde, bygge med høfde

Nederlands (Dutch)
lies, graat(rib), golfbreker, voorzien van graatribben (bouw)

Français (French)
1.
n. - (Anat) aine, testicules (euph), (Archit) arête, (US) épi (pour retenir le sable)
v. tr. - (Archit) construire des arêtes

2.
n. - brise-lames

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Leiste, Leistenbeuge, Grat(bogen), (euphem.) Genitalien
v. - mit Gratbogen versehen

2.
n. - (Tech) Buhne

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ανατ.) βουβώνας, βουβωνική χώρα
v. - σχηματίζω κόψη (σε θόλο)

Italiano (Italian)
inguine

Português (Portuguese)
n. - virilha (f) (Anat.), aresta (f), ogiva (f)
v. - construir (abóbada) com arestas

Русский (Russian)
пах, паховый

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - ingle

2.
n. - malecón para prevenir la erosión de las playas, borde formado por la intersección de dos bóvedas
v. tr. - construir con esos bordes

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ljumske (anat.), kryssvalv (byggn.), vågbrytare
v. - förse med kryssbågar (kryssvalv)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
腹股沟, 交叉拱, 使成穹窿形

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 腹股溝, 交叉拱
v. tr. - 使成穹窿形

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 사타구니, 궁륭, 교차한 두 개의 원주

2.
n. - 방사제
v. tr. - 방사제를 주다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 鼠蹊, 穹稜
v. - 穹稜に作る, 防砂堤を作る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الاربيه : اصل الفخذ, ملتقى قوسين ( في بناء) (فعل) يبني دعامه يستند عليها قوسان‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מפגש קמרונות, מפשעה‬
v. tr. - ‮בנה קמרונות‬
n. - ‮שובר-גלים, סוללה‬

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