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

Synonyms

pull-up

Used in print

(Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)

Ask any group of ballerinas to do ten push-ups or three chin-ups and the results , considering the amount of physical training they have had , will be very disappointing .

Those children who can chin themselves should be told to do one chin_up each time they pass under it .

Related terms

arm_exercise chin

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