Groin vs Pubic - What's the difference?
groin | pubic |
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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The area adjoining this fold or depression.
(architecture) The projecting solid angle formed by the meeting of two vaults
(euphemistic) The genitals.
(geometry) The surface formed by two such vaults.
To deliver a blow to the genitals.
(architecture) To build with groins.
To grunt; to growl; to snarl; to murmur.
* Spenser
Of, or relating to the area of the body adjacent to the pubis or the pubes.
As a noun groin
is the crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk and the thigh, together with the surrounding region.As a verb groin
is to deliver a blow to the genitals or groin can be to grunt; to growl; to snarl; to murmur.As an adjective pubic is
of, or relating to the area of the body adjacent to the pubis or the pubes.groin
English
(wikipedia groin)Etymology 1
From earlier grine, from (etyl) grinde, grynde, from (etyl) ; see ground. Later altered under the influence of loin.Noun
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- He pulled a muscle in his groin .
- He got kicked in the groin and was writhing in pain.
Coordinate terms
* inguinalVerb
(en verb)- In the scrum he somehow got groined .
- She groined him and ran to the car.
Etymology 2
(etyl) .Verb
(en verb)- (Chaucer)
- bears that groined continually