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How to use groin in a sentence

28 example sentences · noun, verb

Groin means the crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk and the thigh, together with the surrounding region. Example: “He pulled a muscle in his groin.”

Examples of groin by meaning

nounThe crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk and the thigh, together with the surrounding...

  • The Mexican levelled nine minutes from time after Steven Gerrard, making his first start since undergoing groin surgery in April, put Liverpool ahead with a 68th-minute free-kick.2011 October 15, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 1 - 1 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 21 Oct 2022

nounThe area adjoining this fold or depression.

  • He pulled a muscle in his groin.

nounThe genitals.

  • He got kicked in the groin and was writhing in pain.
  • He frequented the Met to satisfy his ear but had little knowledge or experience of where to find partners and satisfy his groin.1981 December 5, Michael Bronski, “Coming (Out) to Opera”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 20, page 5

verbTo deliver a blow to the genitals of.

  • In the scrum he somehow got groined.
  • She groined him and ran to the car.

More sentences with groin

  • When I blocked her from leaving, she kneed me in the groin.From the entry knee
  • When the small intestine herniates into the groin, one has an inguinal hernia.From the entry herniate
  • The standover should be less than the height above ground of the rider's groin.From the entry standover
  • Pruritis, leopard skin, onchocercomata and hanging groin reduced by 54.4%, 61.3%, 77.7% and 88.5% respectively.2016 March 5, “Impact of Six Years Community Directed Treatment with Ivermectin in the Control of Onchocerciasis, Western Ethiopia”, in…. From the entry onchocercomata
  • “Stop treating the sword as a tool.” He grabbed at his groin.2011, Maria Zannini, chapter 36, in Apocalypse Rising, Carina Press, →ISBN. From the entry dandy's stick
  • He brought his knee up into the male's groin and heel-palmed his face.2008, Iain M. Banks, The Player Of Games: A Culture Novel, →ISBN. From the entry heel-palm
  • Deliberately settling atop his groin, she pressed her cotton-pantied crotch against him and wiggled.1991, Deborah Smith, Miracle. From the entry pantied
  • Supernumary or vestigal mammae may occur anywhere along the mammary line extinding from axilla to groin.1977, Philip Hershkovitz, “4 Some Descriptive, Diagnostic, Quasi-diagnostic, and Primitive Mammalian Characters of Living Primates”, in…. From the entry lemuroid
  • One of the patients he had seen was a pubic groomer, so there was scant hair in the man's groin.2021 February 2, Ina Park, Strange Bedfellows: Adventures in the Science, History, and Surprising Secrets of STDs, Flatiron Books, →ISBN. From the entry groomer
  • The groin area, however, is now decidedly frayed.2017, Richard Blandford, Hound Dog. From the entry spunkless
  • Almost before his advance had begun, it was ended by a fishnetted knee delivered swiftly to his groin.2007, Marcus Alexander Hart, David Wong, The Oblivion Society, page 254. From the entry fishnetted
  • The man dropped his shotgun and clawed for his pistol, a blueblack hole in his left leg, near the groin.2007, Jory Sherman, The Savage Gun, Penguin, →ISBN. From the entry colt
  • My hammies were tight, my groin was tight.2003, John Capouya, Real Men Do Yoga: 21 Star Athletes Reveal Their Secrets for Strength, Flexibility and Peak Performance, page 150. From the entry hammy
  • They were worn and threadbare and tight around his groin.2001, Joe Meno, How the Hula Girl Sings, published 2005, page 165. From the entry skivvies
  • Lanctot slipped the tourniquet around the other, just under his groin, and twisted it tight, clamping quadriceps and hamstring hard to bone.2021 October 20, C. J. Chivers, “Fear on Cape Cod as Sharks Hunt Again”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 17…. From the entry hamstring
  • The poor guy even got painfully kicked in the groin, or the "wedding tackle" — as it was called on the Mike & Mike show.2013 November 26, Maureen Dowd, “Pigskin Pride and Prejudice”, in New York Times, retrieved 11 Jul 2020. From the entry wedding tackle
  • The air blew his tank-top away from his torso, revealing a patch of chest hair, not too much, and no v-line to his groin.2011, Lewis Bosworth, Carnet de Croquis: Sketchbook, →ISBN, page 47. From the entry v-line
  • Loren Stokes, the fluid scorer from Hofstra, limped out singing soprano after a flagrant cheap-shot punch to the groin by George Mason guard Tony Skinn.2006 March 6, Pat Forde, “Will three teams dance after hard-nosed semis?”, in ESPN, retrieved 26 Aug 2008. From the entry singing soprano
  • For the smiles across their oiled, blackened faces, a foresong to the future; the loincloth across their groins, only resplendent of an uneducated, poverty-stricken youth.2003, Neelima Wig, Daybreak. From the entry foresong
  • The first victim died 6 September after three days of illness when he developed swellings in the groin and neck and the fatal token, the plague spot.2011, Ole Benedictow, What Disease was Plague?, page 286. From the entry plague spot
  • GOALIE JOCK OR JILL CUP AND STRAP PRICE RANGE: $10.00 - $25.00 This is a specialized piece of equipment with extra padding to protect the groin area.2004, John Shorey, Hockey Made Easy: Canada’s Best Instructional Manual, 6th edition, →ISBN, page 141. From the entry jill
  • Still, doing something to protect your cat is better than doing nothing, so you should have your cat microchipped in the groin area with a registered ID.1997, Paulette Cooper, Paul Noble, Jack Fleming, 277 Secrets Your Cat Wants You to Know. From the entry microchip

Meaning of groin

  1. noun The crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk and the thigh, together with the surrounding region.
  2. noun The area adjoining this fold or depression.
  3. noun The projecting solid angle formed by the meeting of two vaults.

Full definition of groin

Questions about groin in a sentence

How do you use groin in a sentence?
Groin is used as a noun and verb. For example: “He pulled a muscle in his groin.”
What is a short sentence with groin?
“He pulled a muscle in his groin.”
What does groin mean?
Groin means the crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk and the thigh, together with the surrounding region.

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