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Noun: chin  chin
  1. The protruding part of the lower jaw
    "He stroked his chin thoughtfully";
    - mentum
Verb: chin (chinned,chinning)  chin
  1. (gymnastics) raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar
    "He could chin up ten times in a row";
    - chin up
Noun: Chin
  1. Kamarupan languages spoken in western Burma and Bangladesh and easternmost India
    - Kuki, Kuki-Chin, Kuki language, Kuki-Chin language, Chin language
Noun: Ch'in
  1. The Chinese dynasty (221 BC to 206 BC) that established the first centralized imperial government and built much of the Great Wall
    "The Ch'in dynasty unified China's writing system";
    - Qin, Qin dynasty, Ch'in dynasty

Derived forms: Chins, chinning, chinned, chins

Type of: bring up, dynasty, elevate, feature, get up, Kamarupan, Kamarupan language, lift, lineament, raise

Part of: face, human face

Encyclopedia: Chin, James

Ch'in