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chin-up

chi·nup

US/ˈtʃɪn.ʌp/ fairly common
noun (1) verb (1)

noun

1.

an arm exercise performed by pulling yourself up on a horizontal bar until your chin is level with the bar

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verb

1.

in gymnastics: raise oneself while hanging from one''s hands until one''s chin is level with the support bar

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Origin

From chin + up, but not a deverbal, unlike pull-up. The chin-up and the muscle-up as variations of pulling oneself upward were named later than the pull-up, with influence from its name.

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