chin

• Die untere vordere Gesichtspartie unter dem Mund, die den Unterkiefer bildet; im übertragenen Sinne auch der Unterkiefer oder das Kinn als Sitz von Entschlossenheit.

A noun referring to the part of the face below the mouth, forming the lower jaw.

1. Body partA1formal

   The protruding part of the face below the mouth, formed by the lower jaw.

   Kinn

   • He rested his chin on his hand while thinking.
   • She has a small dimple on her chin.
   • The boxer took a punch to the chin.

   Synonymejawmentum

• Umgangssprachliches Verb, das bedeutet, informell und oft ausgiebig zu reden oder zu plaudern; im sportlichen Kontext bezeichnet es auch das Klimmziehen, bei dem das Kinn die Stange erreicht.

A verb meaning to talk or chat informally, often at length; also used in the context of gymnastics to mean to pull oneself up on a bar until the chin is level with it.

1. To lift oneself upB2informal

   To pull oneself up using the arms, especially in an exercise where the chin is raised above a bar.

   Klimmzug

   • He chinned himself up on the bar ten times.
   • She chinned the bar with perfect form.
   • The athlete chinned himself effortlessly during the workout.

2. To talk or chatC1slangbritish

   To talk or converse casually, often used in the phrase 'to chin-wag'.

   Schwatzen

   • They chinned for hours about old times.
   • Stop chinning and get back to work.
   • We chinned over a cup of tea.

   Synonymechatchatterconversegabgossipjawnattertalk

Phrasal-Variantenchin up