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Meanings of groin in English

Portuguese
quebra-mar
Catalan
espigó
Wikidata

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

      quebra-mar
      Portuguese
      virilha
      Catalan
      engonal
      Spanish
      ingle

      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.

            virilha

            Each of the sunken panels in a ceiling, soffit or vault.

                  Usage of groin in English
                  1
                  Kappa statistics on per groin basis were calculated to express interobserver agreement.
                  Pubmed
                  2
                  My right knee rises to strike his groin; my toes point downward.
                  Cheng Tzu's Thirteen Treatises on T'ai Chi Ch'uan
                  3
                  Cassius stabbed him in the face, and Marcus Brutus in the groin.
                  Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D.
                  4
                  The glands in the right axilla and the groin were much enlarged.
                  Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
                  5
                  He's coming off a groin strain and will need help pressuring Griffin.
                  Reuters
                  6
                  He may replace Kenny Cunningham, who is struggling with a groin problem.
                  The Irish Times
                  7
                  Schenck mentions a calculus perforating the bladder and lodging in the groin.
                  Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
                  8
                  Before he could say anything, however, her fingers began brushing his groin.
                  Don't Cry Tai Lake
                  9
                  He and his groin made sure they had control over these agencies.
                  Thanks For The Memories… The Truth Has Set Me Free!
                  10
                  Swelling of the glands in the groin is common, called a bubo.
                  The Royal Road to Health; Or, the Secret of Health Without Drugs
                  11
                  The groin is the line made by the intersection of two arches.
                  Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) for use in the Lower Sc...
                  12
                  S Kam Chancellor is still sidelined because of a lingering groin issue.
                  Reuters
                  13
                  More usually the temperature is taken in the mouth, axilla or groin.
                  Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Andros, Sir Edmund" to ...
                  14
                  Chronic groin pain in athletes is often difficult to diagnose and treat.
                  Pubmed
                  15
                  Zaheer bends one back in above Prior's groin and he's looking dangerous.
                  The Guardian
                  16
                  Finally Cheever got to him with a sledge-hammer smash in the groin.
                  We Can't Have Everything: A Novel
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                  Spanish
                  ingle
                  Groin through the time
                  Groin across language varieties
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                  Common
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