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Uncommongroin
The correct spelling is groin.
How to pronounce groin
/ɡɹɔɪn/
nounIPA: /ɡɹɔɪn/
Say it like: Gro-yn
The correct spelling is groin. The crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk and the thigh, together with the surrounding region. For example: "He pulled a muscle in his groin."
Usage Examples
“He pulled a muscle in his groin.”
“He got kicked in the groin and was writhing in pain.”
“In the scrum he somehow got groined.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk and the thigh, together with the surrounding region.
- 2.The area adjoining this fold or depression.
- 3.The projecting solid angle formed by the meeting of two vaults
- 4.The genitals.
- 5.The surface formed by two such vaults.
verb
- 1.To deliver a blow to the genitals of.
- 2.To build with groins.
- 3.(literary) To hollow out, to excavate.
- 4.To grunt; to growl; to snarl; to murmur.
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