chin
The part of your face under your mouth.
The part of the human face below the mouth, forming the lower part of the jaw.
To hit someone on the part of their face under their mouth.
To strike someone on the chin, especially in sports or fighting.
To keep your head up to show you are strong or not afraid.
To raise or keep one's chin lifted as a sign of confidence or courage.
- Base: chin
- Plural: chins
- Base: chin
- 3rd Person Singular: chins
- Present Participle: chinning
- Past: chinned
- Irregular present participle: chinning Verb
- Irregular past: chinned Verb
double chin
1Extra fold under chin
A fold of skin and fat under the chin, often because of weight gain.
- He developed a double chin over the years.
- She tried exercises to reduce her double chin.
keep your chin up
1Stay cheerful in hard times
Stay happy and strong when things are hard.
- I know it's been tough lately, but keep your chin up.
- Keep your chin up—things will get better soon.
stick your chin out
1Risk attracting criticism or trouble
Do something that could make people attack or criticize you.
- She's sticking her chin out by challenging the boss openly.
- He stuck his chin out when he defended that unpopular idea.
take it on the chin
1Accept hardship calmly
Accept something bad without complaining.
- He took it on the chin when they rejected his idea.
- You have to take it on the chin and keep going.
take it on the chin
1handle criticism or defeat calmly
to accept bad news or criticism without getting upset
- After the harsh review, she took it on the chin and improved her work.
- They lost badly, but the team took it on the chin and came back stronger.
- He took the criticism on the chin.