Meaning of Groin | Babel Free
ɡɹɔɪnDefinitions
- The crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk and the thigh, together with the surrounding region.
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Alternative spelling of groyne. alt-of, alternative
- The area adjoining this fold or depression.
- The projecting solid angle formed by the meeting of two vaults
- The surface formed by two such vaults.
- The genitals.
Equivalents
Afrikaans
lies
Azərbaycanca
qaşıq
བོད་སྐད
རྒྱུད་སྨད
Deutsch
Leiste
Esperanto
ingveno
Español
ingle
Eesti
kube
Euskara
iztai
Gaeilge
bléin
עברית
מפשעה
हिन्दी
रान
Magyar
ágyék
Հայերեն
աճուկ
Italiano
inguine
ქართული
საზარდული
Қазақша
шап
ខ្មែរ
ក្រលៀន
Latina
inguen
Latviešu
cirksnis
Македонски
слабина
Nederlands
lies
Português
virilha
Română
stinghie
Русский
пах
Slovenčina
slabina
Slovenščina
dimlje
Svenska
ljumske
Tagalog
puklo
Türkçe
kaşık
Українська
пах
Examples
“The Mexican levelled nine minutes from time after Steven Gerrard, making his first start since undergoing groin surgery in April, put Liverpool ahead with a 68th-minute free-kick.”
“He pulled a muscle in his groin.”
“He got kicked in the groin and was writhing in pain.”
“My friend […] discovered in his early teen years a passion for both men and opera. He frequented the Met to satisfy his ear but had little knowledge or experience of where to find partners and satisfy his groin.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
See also
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