noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
chiselled features/chin/mouth/nose etc
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his chiselled good looks
cupping...chin
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Luke was sitting at his desk, one hand cupping his chin .
double chin
rub your nose/chin/eyes/forehead etc
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She yawned and rubbed her eyes.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
double
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Your face will be more likely to have a dull complexion, with podgy, sagging cheeks and double chin .
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Derek began to stroke his double chin .
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I sensed that little hesitation when I floated the subject of his double chin .
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Dimples appeared in her fat cheeks, her double chin quivered, her teeth were huge.
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That's his big nose and double chin .
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Her mouth was a thread-like incision above almost a double chin .
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Do you have a double chin ?
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It draws the eye to any double chin occupying space just above.
strong
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Her long neck and strong pointed chin were shown to advantage by the gesture.
■ VERB
bring
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With tummy pulled in, raise your head and shoulders, bringing your chin towards your chest.
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Do not lean forwards as you block since this will bring your chin close to the opponent's other fist.
catch
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It caught on his chin as he tilted his head up and drew in a breath of salted air.
cup
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Lucy's firm small hand cupped her chin and drew her face upwards.
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The superintendent sat slumped back in her chair, cupping her chin in her hand.
draw
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Her knees were drawn up to her chin and her head rested on them, her hair covering her face.
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He turned on the television and sat on the couch, his knees drawn to his chin .
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Ruth sat hunched, knees drawn up under her chin , and waited.
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We sat down; in the berth opposite the old man lay sleeping, the blankets drawn up to his chin .
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She was sitting with her knees drawn up to her chin , gazing at the far wall.
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She had drawn it up to her chin .
hold
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Guido continued to look down at her, almost making her heart stop, his fingers still lightly holding her chin .
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He held his pale chin in his thin hands.
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He held it under her chin and lowered his mouth to hers.
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She sat erect, holding her chin high, waiting.
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Soon there was a puddle in the saucer she held under Antoinette's chin .
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Lee looked at his bloated face peering in above the set of credentials he held under his chin .
keep
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When you run, he advises that you don't keep your chin up.
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She was quite literally keeping her chin up.
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Calm down. Keep your chin up.
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So they need fresh enemies ordered up from time to time just to keep their chins jutting.
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Breathe out as you lift and breathe in as you lower, keeping your chin away from your chest.
lift
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She looked at her reflection in the wall-length mirror, lifting her chin .
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Her back arched, lifting her chin into the air.
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Letty seemed about to demur but Emily lifted her chin challengingly and the maid bobbed and left the room.
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Often, as he gave away his gifts, he closed his eyes and lifted his chin .
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He saw her lift her chin , trying to once again lift the wrinkles.
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Naughtily, she lifts her little chin .
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Aggie lifted Kim-s chin with her fingers.
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He lifted her chin to look down into her eyes, a dangerous look.
look
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She lowered her chin and looked up at him.
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He lifted her chin to look down into her eyes, a dangerous look.
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Mama Sipcott's butter sauce was gleaming on her chin and she looked very beautiful.
point
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Lying on your tummy, raise your head and shoulders. Point the chin upwards and hold for 5 counts.
raise
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He raised his chin a notch and swiveled his head at Earl Varney and Floyd Johnson standing half behind him.
rest
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He flexed his narrow shoulders and placed his elbows on the desk, steepled fingers resting against his chin .
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He put his elbows on his knees and rested his chin on his fists.
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She rested her chin on her knees, preparing herself for the long wait.
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She leant her elbows on the table, clasped her hands lightly and rested her chin on them.
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Paige drew her knees up inside the bag, resting her chin on them.
rub
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Now, in the reluctant dawn light, he stood eyeing the carriage and rubbing his grizzled chin .
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He stood for a moment, rubbing his chin .
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With her other hand she rubbed me under my chin - my other weak spot.
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He rubbed his chin absently on the top of Tessa's head, so that he could look over it at the girl.
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Rip rubbed his chin , and noticed that he had a long, scraggly beard.
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Don't twiddle your hair, pull your ears, scratch your face, nor rub your nose or chin .
run
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Jo watched the butter sauce running down her chin .
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Spittle was running down his chin and dripping on to his clothes.
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It's juice running down chins , fingers instead of forks, plates licked squeaky clean and belts loosened around waists.
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Sylvia watched Estelle's mouth fill, as the pale yellow liquid ran out on to her chin .
scratch
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He put down the phone and scratched his chin .
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He scratched chin , neck, belly.
stick
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I practised sticking my chin out and narrowing my eyes suggestively in the mirror.
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Instead he stuck his chin in his hand, so removing his arm from her touch.
stroke
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She reached up and stroked his chin .
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Derek began to stroke his double chin .
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He began thoughtfully stroking his chin .
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Cantor slowly stroked his chin while staring at Stafford.
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Lufkin stroked his chin , as if contemplating her request.
take
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With his right hand he takes hold of his chin .
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Short sellers took it on the chin last year.
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He should have just taken it on the chin ...
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The car's manufacturers are taking it on the chin .
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Her toecap took him under the chin , close to the throat.
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He took her chin between thumb and forefinger, tilting her mutinous face up for his cool inspection.
thrust
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He thrust out his chin and smiled.
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He thrusts his chin forward to over-emphasise words.
tilt
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Then she reached over and gently tilted my chin up so that I had to look into her eyes.
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She tilted her chin upwards and put on her loftiest expression.
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He reached his hand down to tilt her chin or did she raise it to anticipate him?
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Just thinking about it now made her tilt her chin higher.
tuck
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A comprehensive white linen napkin was tucked under his chin .
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Kathy tucked her chin into the life vest, closed her eyes.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
chuck sb under the chin
receding chin
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His spare middle-aged frame is topped by a large head with sallow cheeks, thin lips, and receding chin.
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She had a primly censorious mouth above a slightly receding chin already showing the first slackness of a dewlap.
strong nose/chin/features
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Beneath the strong nose was a dark moustache, thin and slicked down, which gave him a Latin look.
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Eyes closed, his strong features were peaceful in repose.
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He had a large square head, strong features, the worried look of a rustic crossing streets in the capital.
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I think Janir resembles her more, with his dark skin, curly hair and strong features.
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It actually detracts from one of email's strongest features-simplicity.
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She gets my goat sometimes with her long, strong nose and her self-assertion.
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She liked a man to have strong features.
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Sunlight reflected from the snow outside flashed off his rimless pince-nez perched on the bridge of his strong nose.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Dolly watched him, bedclothes up to her chin .
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He smelled light sweat, felt spittle reaching to his chin .
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Her chin is low and stubborn and insane.
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Her head was back and her chin raised, resin plugging the eye sockets.
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Her short red hair was crudely shaped in a wedge and her pallid cheeks and small chin were peppered with unsightly acne.
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His chin hung farther down on his chest as his shoulders hunched closer together.
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Lufkin stroked his chin , as if contemplating her request.
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The night before the trials, he shaved a gnarly goatee off his chin .