Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Anatomy The crease or hollow at the junction of the inner part of each thigh with the trunk, together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals.
- noun Architecture The curved edge at the junction of two intersecting vaults.
- noun A small jetty extending from a shore to protect a beach against erosion or to trap shifting sands.
- transitive verb To provide or build with groins.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In anatomy, the fold or hollow of the body on either side of the belly where the thigh joins the trunk; the oblique depression between the abdominal and the femoral region; the inguinal region or inguen, corresponding to the axilla or armpit.
- noun In architecture, the curved intersection or arris of simple vaults crossing each other at any angle.
- noun A wooden breakwater or frame of woodwork constructed across a beach between low and high water to retain sand or mud thrown up by the tide, and to form a protection from the force of the waves to the land lying behind it. Also spelled, archaically, groyne.
- noun Grumbling; pouting; discontent.
- noun The snout of a swine; a snout; nose.
- To grunt, as a pig; growl.
- To murmur; grumble; sound rumblingly.
- In architecture, to form into groins; construct in a system of groins.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete The snout of a swine.
- intransitive verb obsolete To grunt to growl; to snarl; to murmur.
- transitive verb (Arch.) To fashion into groins; to build with groins.
- noun (Anat.) The line between the lower part of the abdomen and the thigh, or the region of this line; the inguen.
- noun (Arch.) The projecting solid angle formed by the meeting of two vaults, growing more obtuse as it approaches the summit.
- noun (Math.) The surface formed by two such vaults.
- noun engraving A frame of woodwork across a beach to accumulate and retain shingle.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
fold ordepression of the human body that separates thetrunk from the legs. - noun The area adjoining this fold or depression.
- noun architecture The projecting solid angle formed by the meeting of two
vaults - noun euphemistic The
genitals . - noun geometry The surface formed by two such vaults.
- noun A structure projecting from a beach to change the pattern of erosion.
- verb To deliver a blow to the genitals.
- verb architecture To build with groins.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb build with groins
- noun a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
- noun a curved edge formed by two intersecting vaults
- noun the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I don't know where his groin is at [in terms of his recovery], but you've got to be really careful when ya cut.
Clinton Portis practices for the first time since Oct. 3 injury Jason Reid 2010
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This one especially annoys me because, being so tall, my groin is about elbow height for most elderly ladies.
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The medic sees that a laceration in the soldier's left groin is still bleeding.
Military medics combine ultramodern and time-honored methods to save lives on the battlefield David Brown 2010
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The medic sees that a laceration in the soldier's left groin is still bleeding.
The front lines of saving lives David Brown 2010
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So when he finally admits that “social democrat” and “progressive” are perfectly accurate descriptions, yet he opts conveniently for “neo-socialist,” the populist appeal of anything socialist as a rhetorical knee to the groin is too much to ignore.
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The medic sees that a laceration in the soldier's left groin is still bleeding.
Military medics combine ultramodern and time-honored methods to save lives on the battlefield David Brown 2010
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So when he finally admits that “social democrat” and “progressive” are perfectly accurate descriptions, yet he opts conveniently for “neo-socialist,” the populist appeal of anything socialist as a rhetorical knee to the groin is too much to ignore.
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Naughton is due back at Tottenham next month, while Jonathan Woodgate, who was not included in the 25 because of his long-term groin injury, hopes to force his way back.
Tottenham are now 'serious title contenders', claims Gareth Bale 2010
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Harry Redknapp could send Jonathan Woodgate out on loan in order to aid the Tottenham Hotspur defender's recovery from a long-term groin injury.
Spurs ready to send Jonathan Woodgate out on loan in January 2010
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Warriors swingman Mickael Pietrus was reevaluated before the game and doctors said his groin is progressing well but his hamstring is still not healthy enough to begin running.
USATODAY.com 2007
tbtabby commented on the word groin
Means "snout" in French.
July 13, 2009