chin

[chin] /tʃɪn/
noun
1.
the lower extremity of the face, below the mouth.
2.
the prominence of the lower jaw.
3.
Informal. chin-up.
verb (used with object), chinned, chinning.
4.
Gymnastics.
  1. to bring one's chin up to (a horizontal bar, from which one is hanging by the hands), by bending the elbows.
  2. to raise (oneself) to this position.
5.
to raise or hold to the chin, as a violin.
6.
Archaic. to talk to; chatter with.
verb (used without object), chinned, chinning.
7.
Gymnastics. to chin oneself.
8.
Slang. to talk; chatter:
We sat up all night chinning about our college days.
Idioms
9.
keep one's chin up, to maintain a cheerful disposition in spite of difficulties, disappointments, etc.
Also, chin up.
10.
take it on the chin, Informal.
  1. to suffer defeat; fail completely.
  2. to endure suffering or punishment.
Origin
before 1000; Middle English; Old English cin(n); cognate with Dutch kin, German Kinn chin, Old Norse kinn, Gothic kinnus cheek, Latin gena, Greek génus chin, gnáthos jaw (see genial2, -gnathous), Sanskrit hanus jaw
Related forms
chinless, adjective
underchin, noun
British Dictionary definitions for take it on the chin

chin

/tʃɪn/
noun
1.
the protruding part of the lower jaw
2.
the front part of the face below the lips related adjective genial
3.
keep one's chin up, to keep cheerful under difficult circumstances Sometimes shortened to chin up!
4.
(informal) take it on the chin, to face squarely up to a defeat, adversity, etc
verb chins, chinning, chinned
5.
(gymnastics) to raise one's chin to (a horizontal bar, etc) when hanging by the arms
6.
(transitive) (informal) to punch or hit (someone) on the chin
Word Origin
Old English cinn; related to Old Norse kinn, Old High German kinni, Latin gena cheek, Old Irish gin mouth, Sanskrit hanu
Word Origin and History for take it on the chin

chin

n.

Old English cin, cinn "chin" (but in some compounds suggesting an older, broader sense of "jawbone"); a general Germanic word (cf. Old Saxon and Old High German kinni; Old Norse kinn; German Kinn "chin;" Gothic kinnus "cheek"), from PIE root *genu- "chin, jawbone" (cf. Sanskrit hanuh, Avestan zanu- "chin;" Armenian cnawt "jawbone, cheek;" Lithuanian žándas "jawbone;" Greek genus "lower jaw," geneion "chin;" Old Irish gin "mouth," Welsh gen "jawbone, chin").

v.

1590s, "to press (affectionately) chin to chin," from chin (n.). Meaning "to bring to the chin" (of a fiddle) is from 1869. Slang meaning "talk, gossip" is from 1883, American English. Related: Chinned; chinning. Athletic sense of "raise one's chin over" (a raised bar, for exercise) is from 1880s.

take it on the chin in Medicine

chin (chĭn)
n.
The prominence formed by the anterior projection of the lower jaw.

Slang definitions & phrases for take it on the chin

take it on the chin

verb phrase

To be soundly defeated; be trounced: They took it on the chin badly in the last period (1928+)


chin

noun

A talk; a chat (1890s+)

verb
  1. To talk; converse: happily chinning in the corner (1870s+)
  2. To talk to: The cop was chinning a nurse (1880s+)
Related Terms

take it on the chin, wag one's chin


Related Abbreviations for take it on the chin

CHIN

  1. Children's Health Information Network
  2. Community Health Information Network
Idioms and Phrases with take it on the chin

take it on the chin

Suffer adversity or defeat, as in Paul really took it on the chin today when he got fired for missing a deadline. This idiom alludes to taking a physical blow on the chin. [ First half of 1900s ]

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