chin

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Sports Informal · Technical

n. the ability of a boxer or fighter to take a hard hit to the face without falling down.

n. the capacity of a combatant to withstand a blow to the jaw without being knocked unconscious. Uncountable in this sense.

“The young fighter has a great chin and never seems to get hurt.”

“Despite his declining speed, the veteran heavyweight relied on his legendary chin to survive the early rounds of the championship bout.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Sports Informal

v. to pull your body up until your chin is over a bar for exercise.

v. to perform a chin-up by pulling oneself upward while hanging from a horizontal bar until the chin clears the bar.

“He can chin himself twenty times in a row without stopping.”

“The recruits were required to chin themselves at least ten times as part of the initial physical fitness assessment.”

C2 · Proficiency British English · Slang

v. to punch someone hard, usually on the jaw.

v. to strike a person, specifically on the chin or jaw. Transitive use.

“The argument got so heated that one man tried to chin the other.”

“He was lucky not to get chinned after making such an inflammatory comment in a crowded pub.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate

v. to show where something is by moving your chin toward it.

v. to indicate a direction or person by gesturing with the chin rather than the hands.

“She didn't say a word, she just chinned toward the door to tell him to leave.”

“The witness chinned toward the back of the room, silently identifying the suspect without lifting a finger.”