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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

  • (..) You can't look him at in the eye? That's a fact, I saw it on PBS. They get confuse, their they wires get cross. You gotta look like, the chin Like it's looks like I'm looking at you, but I'm looking at your chin. I feel like you addressing me right now, but you're not, are you? (..)
    2013 The Wolf of Wall Street