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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

  • (..) My God! This man is not dead! Get out of the way! This man needs a doctor! - This man needs a doctor! - I am a doctor. Are you a doctor? Check his chin. The doctor has fainted. Can somebody help this man? I will take the corpse... The patient... Look, an elephant! Do not shoot! He will drop Leo! (..)
    1993 Last Action Hero