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chin-up

chin-up

5.1
An exercise where you pull your body up on a bar above you until your chin reaches it
  • noun
  • /ˈtʃɪnˌʌp/
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  • The coach emphasized the importance of performing a proper chin-up to build muscle effectively.
  • chin-up bar

And then you might finish with two sets of chin UPS.

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Examples

  • After weeks of training, she was finally able to complete her first chin-up without assistance.

  • How do you, I, I do, I do some overhead pressing, some dips, some pull ups or chin ups and some rowing.

    FoundMyFitness

  • What about doing pull ups and chin ups and and those are pulling but great, but on a straight arm strength to begin with.

  • What about doing pull ups and chin ups and, and those are pulling but great, but on a straight arm strength to begin with.

  • "I've got a chin-up bar around back.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • "Jimmy led them around to the chin-up bar, where Todd made a show of getting ready.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • Cover a pair of chains or straps around a chin-up bar.

    Blog text (25)

  • He installed a chin-up bar in his garage to improve his upper body strength.

Synonyms

pull-up
vschin-up
7 3.9

An exercise where you hang from a bar and pull your chin above it

emphasizes using arms on the bar instead of focusing on hanging

How Hard

to muscle up
  • Jargon
6.4
chin-up
5.1

Surface Forms

chin-up singular
chin-ups plural

Morphology

chin-up = chin + up (transparent) = chin + up

Meaning is a direct combination of 'chin' and 'up' describing an upward movement involving the chin, so learners who know the components can infer the exercise.

Etymology

Chin-up comes from the words chin and up, like the exercise sit-up that names the action. It describes pulling yourself up until your 'chin' reaches the bar, so the name shows exactly what the exercise is.