chin
noun
the lower extremity of the face, below the mouth.
chinned
-
past participleof chin.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
-
past tense formof chin.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
chinnounthe lower extremity of the face, below the mouth.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
"Taking interim fights, you can get chinned by anyone."
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
On a recent afternoon he chinned himself from a high bar and did an assortment of lifts with 30-pound weights on cables.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 2, 2016
Double chinned faces are usually categorized under the round and wide face.
From Forbes ● Sep. 28, 2014
His last ride, he got chinned on the line.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 2, 2010
I sprang up, grabbed it, and then, in a fumbling and perhaps grotesque offering to Phineas, I chinned myself.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
