chin

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the part of a person's face below their mouth:

To keep the helmet in position, fasten the strap beneath the chin.

She sat behind the table, her chin resting in her hands.

in basketball, to catch a ball that misses or bounces off the basket (= goal) and then pull it toward the body and hold it under the chin:

She was in a good position underneath the basket and was able to chin the rebound.

When you get the ball, chin it so as to protect it from being stolen by the other team.

to hold on to a fixed bar above your head and try to pull yourself upwards until your chin is level with the bar:

Over 29 percent of the 11-year-old boys in America cannot chin themselves once.

She chinned the bar 27 times with one hand.

the part of a person’s face below the mouth