chin
[noun]
Synonyms: chat, causerie, prose, rap, talk, yarn
[verb]
Synonyms: converse, chat, colloque, talk, visit, yarn

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

chin /tʃɪn/ noun [countable]
[Language: Old English; Origin: cinn]

1. the front part of your face below your mouth:
He rubbed his chin thoughtfully.

2. (keep your) chin up! spoken used to tell someone to make an effort to stay brave and confident when they are in a difficult situation:
Chin up! It’ll be over soon.

3. take something on the chin to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation without complaining – used to show approval:
One of our great strengths is our ability to take it on the chin and come out fighting.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

chin
noun
ADJ. square | pointed/pointy | firm, jutting | non-existent, receding, weak | dimpled | determined, resolute | smooth | stubbled/stubbly, unshaven | double
VERB + CHIN lift, raise, stick out, tilt She tilted her chin at him defiantly.
finger, rub, scratch, stroke He stroked his chin thoughtfully.
rest She sat with her elbows on the table, resting her chin on her cupped hands.
CHIN + VERB rise His chin rose in a proud gesture.
CHIN + NOUN strap Fasten the chin strap or the helmet will fall off.
PREP. beneath/under sb's ~ He put his hand under her chin and lifted her face to his.
down sb's ~ The juice dribbled down his chin.
on sb's/the ~ He had bits of food on his chin. She caught him with a hard blow on the chin.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

chin

a double chin (=loose skin under your chin that looks like a second chin)
Frank was much fatter now and he had a double chin.
a pointed chin
She had a narrow face and a pointed chin.
a weak chin (=small in proportion to the face, and not square in shape)
He’s grown a beard to cover his weak chin.
a determined chin literary (=giving a face a determined appearance)
She had short hair and a determined chin.
a square chin
A square chin may be taken as a sign of a stubborn character.
a receding chin (=sloping backwards in an unattractive way)
Half the boys in my college seemed to have receding chins.
an unshaven chin (=with short hairs on because a man has not shaved)
His combed hair looked oddly neat against his unshaven chin.
stroke/rub your chin (=stroke it in a way that shows you are thinking about something)
He stroked his chin and then seemed to come to a decision.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

chin
tʃɪn
See: keep one's chin up , stick one's neck out or stick one's chin out , take it on the chin , up to the chin in

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲