plural chins
1
: the lower portion of the face lying below the lower lip and including the prominence of the lower jaw
2
: the surface beneath or between the branches of the lower jaw
see also take it on the chin
chinned; chinning
1
: to bring to or hold with the chin
chin a violin
2
: to raise (oneself) while hanging by the hands until the chin is level with the support
slang
: to talk idly
Examples of chin in a Sentence
Verb
the kind of work environment in which staffers can knock off early on Friday and chin with the boss
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 July 2025
Court documents show that on or about July 7, 2024, Showalter allegedly slammed a Kansas City man’s chin and face into the sidewalk and placed his knee on his face while the man was handcuffed and lying on his stomach.
—Maddie Carr
july 8, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2025
Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
This sort of confidence, this sort of chest out, chin up.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The pair wrapped themselves around a tree, with Burgess, a nurse, standing on her toes to keep her chin above water and Bergmann's six-foot frame shielding her from vehicles floating by.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 July 2025
Court documents show that on or about July 7, 2024, Showalter allegedly slammed a Kansas City man’s chin and face into the sidewalk and placed his knee on his face while the man was handcuffed and lying on his stomach.
—Maddie Carr
july 8, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2025
Verb
The cover—a monochrome portrait of Jobs, closed hand to chin, with a multicolor Fortune logo layered over it—has become an instantly recognizable icon of tech.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
This sort of confidence, this sort of chest out, chin up.
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2024
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“Chin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chin. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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