noun
an arm exercise performed by pulling yourself up on a horizontal bar until your chin is level with the bar (Freq. 2)
• Syn: ↑pull-up
• Hypernyms: ↑arm exercise
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I. adjective also chins-up \\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\the chin-up British spirit
Etymology: chin up to chin oneself
: the act of chinning oneself
doing a dozen chin-ups each morning
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/chin"up'/, n.
an act or instance of chinning a horizontal bar, rod, or the like.
[1880-85]
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chin-up «CHIHN UHP», noun, adjective.
–n.
the exercise of chinning oneself: »
They must be able to…perform five chin-ups and 33 sit-ups (Time).
–adj.
keeping one's chin up; maintaining or raising morale: »
chin-up courage.
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n. another term for pull-up (sense 1)
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/ˈʧınˌʌp/ noun, pl -ups [count]
US : ↑pull-up
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= ↑pull-up
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chin up, chin-upsee chin n.1 1 d.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.