chin

«chin» in Mova's school dictionary: The part of the face below the mouth, at the front of the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a chin, chins)

meaning for a pupil

The part of the face below the mouth, at the front of the lower jaw. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life, people rub their chins when thinking. In stories, "Keep your chin up!" means stay cheerful and brave. In science, the chin is part of the jaw bone. Phrases: keep your chin up, chin strap, double chin, take it on the chin, chin-up.

examples

• He got a bruise on his chin. tree →
• Keep your chin up — you'll do better next time. tree →
• Fasten your helmet's chin strap. tree →
• The baby dribbled down her chin. tree →
• She rested her chin on her hand. tree →
• He took the bad news on the chin. tree →
• He’s tickling under my chin,” said Teddy. tree →

note

Countable. "Take it on the chin" means accept something bad bravely. Safety: a helmet only protects you if the chin strap is fastened snugly.

In the corpora

• She keeps leaning her very sharp chin on Alice's shoulder, which Alice bears politely, though she doesn't like it.
• Hedgehog says «Hold up my chin, Slow-and-Solid.
• Tucking your chin to your chest helps keep your head from hitting the ground.
• The chin strap should be snug, with only a finger or two fitting under it.
• Most cats like to be stroked on the cheeks, under the chin and at the base of the ears.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «chin» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.