loin

UK
/lɔɪn/
US
/lɔɪn/

Translations

loinnoun
loins
pl
UK
/lɔɪn/
US
/lɔɪn/
He felt a sharp pain in his loin after lifting the heavy box.
Он почувствовал резкую боль в пояснице после поднятия тяжелой коробки.
The chef prepared a delicious dish using pork loin.
Шеф-повар приготовил вкусное блюдо из свиного филе.
Additional translations
Synonyms
lower back
loinadjective
UK
/lɔɪn/
US
/lɔɪn/
Used attributively before another noun to denote relation to the loin cut or the lower back region.

Definitions

loinnoun
The part of the body on both sides of the spine between the lowest ribs and the hipbones.
He felt a sharp pain in his loins after lifting the heavy box.
A cut of meat from the back of an animal, especially a pig or lamb.
The chef prepared a delicious roast loin of pork for dinner.
The region around the sexual organs; the genitals or the seat of sexual desire.
Desire burned hot in his loins.
loinadjective
Relating to or taken from the loin of an animal; positioned at the lower back.
The butcher displayed several loin chops in the window.