chin
To talkTo talk.
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Meaning
8 senses(intransitive, reflexive)To perform a chin-up (exercise in which one lifts one's own weight while hanging from a bar).
raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar
(UK, transitive)To punch or hit (someone), especially on the chin (part of the body).
(dated, intransitive, slang)To talk.
More meanings 5
(transitive)To put or hold (a musical instrument) up to one's chin.
(transitive)To turn on or operate (a device) using one's chin; to select (a particular setting) using one's chin.
(transitive)To put one's chin on (something).
(transitive)To indicate or point toward (someone or something) with one's chin.
(dated, slang, transitive)To talk to or with (someone).
Origin
From Middle English chyn, from Old English ċinn (“chin”), from Proto-West Germanic *kinnu,From Middle English chyn, from Old English ċinn (“chin”), from Proto-West Germanic *kinnu, from Proto-Germanic *kinnuz (“chin”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus (“chin, jaw”).
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Forms
chins, chinning, chinned, chinnedTenses
chin · chinned · will chin · have chinnedSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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