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chin

The correct spelling is chin.

How to pronounce chin

/tʃɪn/
noun

IPA: /tʃɪn/

Say it like: Chi-n

The correct spelling is chin. The bottom of a face, (specifically) the typically jutting jawline below the mouth.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The bottom of a face, (specifically) the typically jutting jawline below the mouth.
  2. 2.Talk.
  3. 3.A lie, a falsehood.
  4. 4.The ability to withstand being punched in the chin without being knocked out.
  5. 5.The lower part of the front of an aircraft, below the nose.

verb

  1. 1.To talk.
  2. 2.To talk to or with (someone).
  3. 3.To perform a chin-up (exercise in which one lifts one's own weight while hanging from a bar).
  4. 4.To punch or hit (someone)'s chin (part of the body).
  5. 5.To put or hold (a musical instrument) up to one's chin.

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