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Definition 2024
chin-up
chin-up
See also: chin up
English
Noun
- (weightlifting) (US) 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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Translations
an exercise done for strengthening the arms and back — see pull-up