Chin vs. Chain — What's the Difference?

The human chin (also known as the mental protuberance, mental eminence and, rarely, mental osseum, tuber symphyseos) refers to the forward pointed part of the anterior mandible (mental region) below the lower lip. A fully developed human skull has a chin of between 0.7 cm and 1.1 cm.

A chain is a serial assembly of connected pieces, called links, typically made of metal, with an overall character similar to that of a rope in that it is flexible and curved in compression but linear, rigid, and load-bearing in tension. A chain may consist of two or more links.

The central forward portion of the lower jaw.

A series of linked metal rings used for fastening or securing something, or for pulling loads

To pull (oneself) up with the arms while grasping an overhead horizontal bar until the chin is level with or above the bar.

A sequence of items of the same type forming a line

(Music) To place (a violin) under the chin in preparation to play it.

A jointed measuring line consisting of linked metal rods.

To chin oneself.

A structure of planks projecting horizontally from a sailing ship's sides abreast of the masts, used to widen the basis for the shrouds.

(Informal) To make idle conversation; chatter.

Fasten or secure with a chain

The bottom of a face, the typically jutting jawline below the mouth.

A connected, flexible series of links, typically of metal, used especially for holding objects together, for restraining, or for transmitting mechanical power.

Talk.

Such a set of links, often of precious metal and with pendants attached, worn as an ornament or symbol of office.

A lie, a falsehood.

Often chains(Football) Such a set of links measuring ten yards and attached to a pole at each end, moved up and down the field to indicate necessary yardage for gaining a first down.

A person of the upper class.

A restraining or confining agent or force.

The ability to withstand being punched in the chin without being knocked out.

Bonds, fetters, or shackles.

(aviation) The lower part of the front of an aircraft, below the nose.

Captivity or oppression; bondage

The bottom part of a mobile phone, below the screen.

A series of closely linked or connected things

(informal) A chinchilla.

A number of establishments, such as stores, theaters, or hotels, under common ownership or management.

To talk.

A range of mountains.

To talk to or with (someone).

(Chemistry) A series of chemically bonded atoms, especially carbon atoms, which may be arranged in an open, branched, or cyclic structure.

To perform a chin-up exercise in which one lifts one's own weight while hanging from a bar.

An instrument used in surveying, consisting of 100 linked pieces of iron or steel and measuring 66 feet (20.1 meters). Also called Gunter's chain.

To punch or hit (someone)'s chin part of the body.

A similar instrument used in engineering, measuring 100 feet (30.5 meters).

(transitive) To put or hold (a musical instrument) up to one's chin.

Abbr. ch A unit of measurement equal to the length of either of these instruments.

(transitive) To turn on or operate (a device) using one's chin; to select (a particular setting) using one's chin.

To bind or make fast with a chain or chains

(transitive) To put one's chin on (something).

To restrain or confine as if with chains

(transitive) To indicate or point toward (someone or something) with one's chin.

A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.

The lower extremity of the face below the mouth; the point of the under jaw.

A series of interconnected things.

The exterior or under surface embraced between the branches of the lower jaw bone, in birds.

A series of stores or businesses with the same brand name.

The protruding part of the lower jaw

(chemistry) A number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule.

Kamarupan languages spoken in western Burma and Bangladesh and easternmost India

(surveying) A series of interconnected links of known length, used as a measuring device.

In gymnastics: raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar

(surveying) A long measuring tape.

A unit of length equal to 22 yards. The length of a Gunter's surveying chain. The length of a cricket pitch. Equal to 20.12 metres, 4 rods, or 100 links.

A totally ordered set, especially a totally ordered subset of a poset.

(British) A sequence of linked house purchases, each of which is dependent on the preceding and succeeding purchase (said to be "broken" if a buyer or seller pulls out).

That which confines, fetters, or secures; a bond.

Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds; also, the channels.

A livery collar, a chain of office.

(weaving) The warp threads of a web.

(transitive) To fasten something with a chain.

(figurative) To connect as if with a chain, due to dependence, addiction, or other feelings

(intransitive) To link multiple items together.

(transitive) To secure someone with fetters.

(transitive) To obstruct the mouth of a river etc with a chain.

(figurative) To obligate.

(computing) To relate data items with a chain of pointers.

(computing) To be chained to another data item.

(transitive) To measure a distance using a 66-foot long chain, as in land surveying.

To load and automatically run (a program).

A series of links or rings, usually of metal, connected, or fitted into one another, used for various purposes, as of support, of restraint, of ornament, of the exertion and transmission of mechanical power, etc.

That which confines, fetters, or secures, as a chain; a bond; as, the chains of habit.

A series of things linked together; or a series of things connected and following each other in succession; as, a chain of mountains; a chain of events or ideas.

An instrument which consists of links and is used in measuring land.

Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds; also, the channels.

The warp threads of a web.

To fasten, bind, or connect with a chain; to fasten or bind securely, as with a chain; as, to chain a bulldog.

To keep in slavery; to enslave.

To unite closely and strongly.

To measure with the chain.

To protect by drawing a chain across, as a harbor.

A series of things depending on each other as if linked together;

(chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)

A series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament

A number of similar establishments (stores or restaurants or banks or hotels or theaters) under one ownership

Anything that acts as a restraint

A unit of length

British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979)

A series of hills or mountains;

Metal shackles; for hands or legs

A necklace made by a stringing objects together;

Connect or arrange into a chain by linking

Fasten or secure with chains;