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groin

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Synonyms: grin, groan, grain, grown, groid, proin, roin, growin, goin, groen, grein

Antonyms: grin, groan, grain, grown, groid, proin, roin, growin, goin, groen, grein

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Noun

  1. The crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk and the thigh, together with the surrounding region.
  2. The area adjoining this fold or depression.
    • He pulled a muscle in his groin.
  3. The projecting solid angle formed by the meeting of two vaults
  4. The surface formed by two such vaults.
  5. The genitals.
    • He got kicked in the groin and was writhing in pain.

Verb

  1. To deliver a blow to the genitals of.
    • In the scrum he somehow got groined.
    • She groined him and ran to the car.
  2. To build or furnish with a groin or groins.
  3. To hollow out; to excavate.

Verb

  1. To grunt; to growl; to snarl; to murmur.

Noun

  1. US standard spelling of groyne.

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