What's the difference between crotch and groin?

Crotch


Definition:

  • (n.) The angle formed by the parting of two legs or branches; a fork; the point where a trunk divides; as, the crotch of a tree.
  • (n.) A stanchion or post of wood or iron, with two arms for supporting a boom, spare yards, etc.; -- called also crane and crutch.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) So if I get more than two people, and they don't punch each other in the crotch, it will all have been worthwhile.
  • (2) This may be prevented by the use of a six-point belt, where two crotch straps keep the lap belt in position.
  • (3) folds up its comedy deckchair, presses mute on the trombones and drapes a hand towel discreetly over Mark's crotch.
  • (4) The lurid crotch-grabbing routine has, admittedly, been refined.
  • (5) Two details distinguish this incision from other sutureless closures: the fulcrum in the crotch of the V provides easier access to the anterior chamber for instrument manipulation, and the termination of the scleral tunnel entry posterior to the cornea lessens the likelihood of corneal folds that may interfere with visualization during surgery.
  • (6) The one-time liberal favourite New York congressman – whose last name combined with a Twitter habit of posting crotch shots on the internet have been the punch line of a million late-night jokes – is desperate to relaunch his career.
  • (7) He cites the piano in Saint-Saëns's Aquarium – the universal soundtrack to magical moments in kids' films – as "total porn for the synaesthete" and confesses to a secret addiction to the crotch-low bass in Alexis Jordan's Happiness .
  • (8) She gestures helplessly towards her crotch and looks stricken.
  • (9) It appears, then, that Lululemon is using “anti-ball crushing” as a PR tactic, attempting to tap into an apparently fertile market of men who feel regular trousers are just too tight in the crotch.
  • (10) And if one of them is a kick in the crotch, and another is a naked man’s balls in the face, hey, who am I to complain?
  • (11) Instead, he suffered severe burns to his crotch and was subdued by fellow passengers and airline crew.
  • (12) Her hyper-sexualised set, which included rubbing her butt into Robin Thicke's crotch and getting extremely personal with an oversized foam finger, drew criticism from feminists for degrading her sex and from some pundits for "picking the pocket of black culture".
  • (13) asks her polo-necked, side-ponytailed psychopath as she places a cauliflower in front of her crotch.
  • (14) only one, oddly, has been deemed in need of pixellating: a clip from some football match or other in which Mark's crotch is reduced to a scrotal blur, like pâté smeared across a windscreen.
  • (15) The splash of red, rather than pouring halfway down the thigh, ends above the crotch and extends from hip to hip, with a small flare on each breast, avoiding entirely the butcher's apron effect.
  • (16) Dressed in a white dress trimmed with gold and a sparkling gold headdress, she sang her intro numbers with her knees bent and her head thrown back, undulating her crotch in a circular motion at the audience.
  • (17) But the fact that it is a chap who is murdering these naughty, naughty nuns (with details that border on the pornographic – lingering arse and crotch shots, sprays of blood over cleavage … you get the idea) makes the viewing a little uncomfortable.
  • (18) Too many cyclists are injured and killed on UK’s roads | Letters Read more The phrase in Walker’s article about cyclists dressed “as if for urban warfare” also deserves examination, as does a comparison between the lean, competition-hungry-looking, crotch-splitting bikes often used in the UK, and the comfy, sit-up-and-beg, luggage-carrying models mostly used in the Netherlands .
  • (19) We see you more as a figurehead.” As their meeting went on, Driberg’s eyes began drifting downwards, finally coming to rest on Jagger’s crotch.
  • (20) It's surprising the things you notice about people when they're not rubbing their buttocks against a middle-aged man's crotch.

Groin


Definition:

  • (n.) The snout of a swine.
  • (v. i.) To grunt to growl; to snarl; to murmur.
  • (n.) The line between the lower part of the abdomen and the thigh, or the region of this line; the inguen.
  • (n.) The projecting solid angle formed by the meeting of two vaults, growing more obtuse as it approaches the summit.
  • (n.) The surface formed by two such vaults.
  • (n.) A frame of woodwork across a beach to accumulate and retain shingle.
  • (v. t.) To fashion into groins; to build with groins.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) In the case of unilateral blockade at the groin or pelvis, the grafts connect the lymphatics of the thigh of the affected leg with lymphatics in the contralateral healthy groin.
  • (2) In the other, the proximal fibula was excised and the epiphysis placed across the saphenous artery and vein in the groin.
  • (3) Modified radical mastectomy with transplantation of the nipple in the groin for possible breast reconstruction was performed in a patient.
  • (4) Thirteen myoplasties using the sartorius muscle were performed on 12 patients from 1980 to 1985 for "healing problems" in the groin with subjacent synthetic grafts.
  • (5) Attention to the problem of groin hernia problems has focused on the primary type of operative repair.
  • (6) In 28 patients peripheral lymphadenopathy was present, with involvement of the lymph nodes in at least two areas besides groins in 15 cases (40.5%).
  • (7) Forty recurrences occurred at the groin, 80 in the thigh and 97 in the calf.
  • (8) Certain features in the operative technique are emphasized which should prevent many of these complications.Intraoperative complications during the groin hernia repair are primarily hemorrhage and injury to the vas deferens, the three nerves in the area, the vascular supply of the testis, and the abdominal and pelvic viscera.
  • (9) The home side lost Raheem Sterling, who injured a groin in a challenge with Juan Mata, and even when they pinned back their opponents for periods of the second half it was a lot of huff and puff without too much guile.
  • (10) From ancient times, both the transabdominal (posterior) and the groin (anterior) approach have been used either singly or in combination in the management of inguinofemoral herniation.
  • (11) Parietal repair according to the Shouldice technique consists of a double line of sutures on each of three musculo-aponeurotic layers of the groin, i.e.
  • (12) In Group I (N = 45), the AVCO femoral conduit surgical technique was used; in Group II (N = 93), the Percor balloon was inserted either in the operating room after groin cutdown (open insertion) or percutaneously in the intensive care unit (percutaneous insertion).
  • (13) All the cases described to date have presented exclusively in the groin, a feature which has been regarded as distinctive.
  • (14) Faecal specimens were cultured daily for E. coli as were swabs from the rectum, groin, umbilicus, head, hands und mouth.
  • (15) Seventeen of 22 cells excited by UBD also received convergent somatic input from noxious squeeze of the hip, groin, or perineal regions.
  • (16) He gets Cespedes to ground out to Cabrera and I am starting to become uncomfortable with the sheer number of times I'm hearing the word "groin".
  • (17) One of seven patients had groin metastases, none died of cancer, and one of seven developed local recurrence in the vulva.
  • (18) According to our experience large prosthetic repairs are not necessary for the common case of recurrent groin hernia, but may be useful in specially selected situations.
  • (19) The prognosis may be quite good for patients with MUO limited to lymph nodes in the mid to high cervical, axillary, and groin areas.
  • (20) Robin van Persie will probably not be there either, having missed the last four games with his groin injury and with Moyes admitting he did not know when the Dutchman would be back.

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