chin

1. 1.

   raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar

   Synonymschin up

   Broaderraise

   gymnastics

Other forms of chin

plural

chins·

past tense

chinned·

present participle

chinning·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about chin

What does chin mean?

chin means "the protruding part of the lower jaw". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in chin?

chin has 1 syllable: chin. In IPA it is /ˈtʃɪn/.

What is another word for chin?

Close synonyms include mentum, Kuki, Kuki-Chin, chin up. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is chin a common word?

chin is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.