chin

Definition

  • noun: the part of the face below the mouth and above the neck
  • noun: the lower portion of the face lying below the lower lip and including the prominence of the lower jaw
  • verb: to bring to or hold with the chin
  • synonyms: mentum, jowl, gab

Examples

  • I was ready to give up on the search, but they convinced me to 'keep going'. [=to continue searching]

  • The criticism was harsh but he 'took it on the chin' and didn't try to blame anyone else.

  • Many investors 'took it on the chin' yesterday as the stock market dropped sharply.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) - Okay. - Great. - Great. Little faster. - More circular. - Watch my chin. - Touch my ears. - Okay. Kiss my neck. - Say my name. - Dylan Francis Harper Jr. (..)
    2011 Friends with Benefits
  • (..) - Much better. My nipples are sensitive, I don't like dirty talk, and had I known this was gonna happen, I would have shaved my legs this morning. My chin is ticklish, I sneeze sometimes after I come, and if I'd have known this was gonna happen, I wouldn't have shaved my legs this morning. (..)
    2011 Friends with Benefits