to chin

Examples

• All

• Chin up.

  The Women (1939)

• One, two, three, four-- chin up straight-- seven, eight.

  Buffalo '66 (1998)

• Chin up, chin up, chin up.

  Ballerina Assassin (2025)

• Watch the hands, chin up.

  Ballerina Assassin (2025)

• Open up, like a princess, chin up.

  The Game Plan (2007)

• I'm telling you, you could chin yourself on this tree.

  Mixed Nuts (1994)

• Chin up, with your back tight and knees in advance of the bar.

  Blog text (11)

• Now at the counter, Paul tries to pull himself up with his one good arm, but even though he is able to chin himself up to the top of the counter, he is still unable to reach the knives.

  Fiction book (1990)

• To strengthen your upper body, try to chin yourself at least ten times during your workout.

• During the exercise class, the instructor encouraged us to chin up with proper form for maximum effectiveness.

Synonyms

C

to chin up

vsto chin

3 5.0

Pull yourself up while hanging from a bar until your chin is at or above the bar

stops when the lower face is level with the bar rather than going above

Idioms

C

chin up

• Informal

30 7.1

Stay positive and keep going when things are difficult

T

to take it on the chin

• Informal

9 8.2

Accept failure or criticism bravely without complaining

K

to keep one's chin up

• Informal

1 6.5

To stay cheerful and hopeful when things go wrong

L

to lead with one's chin

• Informal

9.7

Act in a way that makes you open to attack or criticism

Phrasal Verbs

C

to chin up

3 5.0

Pull yourself up while hanging from a bar until your chin is at or above the bar

Compounds

D

double chin

5 2.7

A layer of fat under the chin that looks like a second chin

C

chin-up

4 5.1

An exercise where you pull your body up on a bar above you until your chin reaches it

C

chin strap

3 3.2

A strap that goes under the chin to hold a hat or helmet in place

C

chin wag

• UK

1 8.2

A friendly informal chat between people who know each other

C

chin rest

• Specialized

1 3.7

A small support on a violin or viola that you put your chin on for comfort and stability while playing

G

glass chin

• Jargon

1 8.8

A weak jaw that makes someone easy to knock out

C

chin-wag

• Slang

1 8.4

A friendly relaxed chat between people, often over coffee

C

chin wagging

• UK

1 7.7

A friendly informal talk about unimportant things

C

chin music

• Archaic

1 9.9

Talk that is useless and does not help

C

chin-wagging

• Slang

1 8.6

Light informal chat between people to enjoy themselves

C

Chin language

1 9.9

A language spoken by the Chin people in western Myanmar, Bangladesh and eastern India

C

chin diaper

• Informal

9.3

A small cloth under the chin used to catch food and drink

K

Kuki-Chin language

• Specialized

9.9

A group of related languages that people speak in western Myanmar, Bangladesh, and northeast India

K

Kuki-Chin

• Specialized

9.9

A group of related languages that people speak in western Myanmar, Bangladesh and eastern India

How Difficult

to muscle up

• Jargon

1 6.4

to chin

15 7.9

to hang

951 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology