Definitions for groin
grɔɪngroin

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. groin, inguennoun

   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

2. groinnoun

   a curved edge formed by two intersecting vaults

3. breakwater, groin, groyne, mole, bulwark, seawall, jettyverb

   a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

4. groinverb

   build with groins

   "The ceiling was groined"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. groinnoun

   The long narrow depression of the human body that separates the trunk from the legs.

2. groinnoun

   The projecting solid angle formed by the meeting of two vaults

3. groinnoun

   The genitals

4. groinnoun

   The surface formed by two such vaults.

5. groinnoun

   A structure projecting from a beach to change the pattern of erosion.

6. groinverb

   To build with groins.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Groinnoun

   The part next the thigh.

   Etymology: Of uncertain derivation.

   The fatal dart arrives,
   And through the border of his buckler drives;
   Pass’d through and pierc’d his groin; the deadly wound
   Cast from his chariot, roll’d him on the ground. Dryden.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. groin

   The groin is a part of the human body located at the junction between the lower abdomen and the inner thigh. It is the area where the torso meets the legs. This region also houses various important blood vessels and muscles, including the femoral artery and the adductor muscles of the leg. In males, it also includes the inguinal canal which is where the testes descend before birth. A strain or injury in this area is often referred to as a groin pull.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Groinnoun

   the snout of a swine

2. Groinverb

   to grunt to growl; to snarl; to murmur

3. Groinnoun

   the line between the lower part of the abdomen and the thigh, or the region of this line; the inguen

4. Groinnoun

   the projecting solid angle formed by the meeting of two vaults, growing more obtuse as it approaches the summit

5. Groinnoun

   the surface formed by two such vaults

6. Groinnoun

   a frame of woodwork across a beach to accumulate and retain shingle

7. Groinverb

   to fashion into groins; to build with groins

8. Etymology: [Icel. grein distinction, division, branch; akin to Sw. gren, branch, space between the legs, Icel. greina to distinguish, divide, Sw. grena to branch, straddle. Cf. Grain a branch.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Groin

   In human anatomy, the groin areas are the two creases at the junction of the torso with the legs, on either side of the pubic area. This is also known as the medial compartment of the thigh. A pulled groin muscle usually refers to a painful injury sustained by straining the hip adductor muscles. These hip adductor muscles that make up the groin consist of the adductor brevis, adductor longus, adductor magnus, gracilis, and pectineus. These groin muscles adduct the thigh. The groin is innervated by the obturator nerve, with two exceptions: the pectineus muscle is innervated by the femoral nerve, and the hamstring portion of adductor magnus is innervated by the tibial nerve. This difference in innervation has caused some dispute whether or not the pectineus belongs to this groin and adduction group even though it still adducts the thigh. For vascular surgeons the groin is the preferred site for incisions to enter a catheter into the vascular system. In the groin, underneath the skin, are some lymph glands that play a role in the immune system. These can be swollen due to certain diseases, the most common one being a simple infection, and, less likely, from cancer.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Groin

   groin, n. the part of the body on either side of the belly where the thigh joins the trunk: (archit.) the angular curve formed by the crossing of two arches.—v.t. to form into groins, to build in groins.—n. Groin′-cen′tring, the centring of timber during construction.—adj. Groined, having angular curves made by the intersection of two arches.—n. Groin′ing.—Underpitch groining, a kind of vaulting used when the main vault of a groined roof is higher than the transverse intersecting vault, as in St George's Chapel, Windsor—sometimes called Welsh groining. [Ice. grein, division, branch—greina, to divide; Sw. gren, branch, space between the legs; Scot. graine, grane, the branch of a tree or river.]

2. Groin

   groin, v.i. (obs.) to grunt, to growl. [O. Fr. grogner—L. grunnīre, to grunt.]

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Groin

   The external junctural region between the lower part of the abdomen and the thigh.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. groin

   A known location on the human body.

   Every adult human being and others know intuitively where their groin area is.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 22, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Area
   • Construct
   • Construction
   • Edge

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How to pronounce groin?

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How to say groin in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of groin in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of groin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of groin in a Sentence

1. Del Potro:

   After the medical examinations today, it has been determined that I have suffered a groin strain (grade 1) in Rome, i have started to do rehab and will evaluate the situation in the upcoming days to decide whether I can play the French Open.

2. Richard Chang:

   We did what we call a cut-down : We opened up a big artery in the shoulder area and surgically tied in a graft-conduit, that allowed me to put in the 5-liter pump into the shoulder area through a graft, and pull the other one out from the groin. That ultimately I think is like playing chess — you got ta plan for the next move.

3. Rita Rudner:

   I got kicked out of ballet class because I pulled a groin muscle. It wasn't mine.

4. Carol Edwards:

   The one thing we do know for sure is when you’re collecting a sample off of a human being, you want to go where the most scent is produced. That is the head, the pits, the groin and the feet. Given those options, I went with feet, we collected some socks from people willing to donate socks, and we taught the dogs, by smelling the socks, which ones were the Covid socks and they picked it up very quickly.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=groin
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Groin
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=groin
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groin
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=groin
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=groin
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=groin