chin-up

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Pronunciation

IPA /ˈtʃɪn.ʌp/

Noun

chin-up noun

An exercise done for strengthening the arms and back, in which one lifts one's own weight while hanging from a bar. It can be defined more restrictively on criteria like the arms starting at lock-out, or the chin requiring contact with the bottom of the bar, or touching the neck to the bar.

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Synonyms

upper cut leg curl curlbar chimb chinook choker chain chickenhead chime choil chiro chinese chippendale crimp heel chandelle chesticle chordwork

Rhymes

run up sunup pin-up done up one-up run-up one up pinup ginep synop

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