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groin

/ɡrɔɪn/

groinnoun

groins

/ɡrɔɪn/

Translations

пах

He felt a sharp pain in his groin after the workout.

Он почувствовал резкую боль в паху после тренировки.

Additional translations

паховая зона

паховая область

Definitions

The area of the body where the thigh meets the abdomen, often referred to in the context of anatomy or injury.

He pulled a muscle in his groin during the soccer match.

A structure built out from a shore into the water to prevent erosion or to trap sand.

The beach was protected by a series of groins to prevent the sand from washing away.

The curved edge or intersection formed where two vaults or arches meet.

Stone bosses were carved at the groins of the cathedral vault.

Synonyms

crotch

hip

thigh

inguinal region

groinverb

groined

Past Simple

groined

Past Participle

groining

Gerund

/ɡrɔɪn/

Transitive verb meaning to furnish or build with groins; rare architectural sense.

Definitions

To build or supply (a shoreline or riverbank) with groins in order to control erosion or trap sediment.

Engineers plan to groin the beach next spring to reduce sand loss.

To form (a vault or ceiling) with intersecting ribs.

Medieval masons groined the nave to achieve greater structural strength.

Synonyms

groinpast participle

Definitions

(Of a vault, ceiling, etc.) constructed with groins or intersecting ribs.

Visitors gazed up at the richly painted groined ceiling.