English Explanatory Dictionary

groin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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.
  3. The projecting solid angle formed by the meeting of two vaults
  4. The surface formed by two such vaults.
  5. The genitals.
verb
  1. To deliver a blow to the genitals of.
  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. Alternative spelling of groyne.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɹoɪ̯n/ ~ /ˈɡɹɔɪ̯n/ en-us-groin.ogg /ˈɡɹɑɪ̯n/ ~ /ˈɡɹɒɪ̯n/

Word forms

groin groins groining groined

Etymology

From earlier grine, from Middle English grinde, grynde, from Old English grynde (“abyss”) (perhaps also "depression, hollow"), probably related to Proto-Germanic *grunduz; see ground. Later altered under the influence of loin.

Derived words

groinal groined groinfield groin field groinful groin ringworm groin vault groinward groinwards lupoid form of groin ulceration serpiginous ulceration of the groin tendergroin
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