chin-up
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of chin-up
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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When Dominick finally falls, he stands up right away and walks chin-up out of the arena.
From Los Angeles Times
"We also had a chin-up bar and would try to do maximum chin-ups. We were so lucky to have training buddies to push each other along."
From BBC
Holding a bow steady at full draw is like hanging in a chin-up: It’s not something you can do for very long, over and over again.
From Los Angeles Times
Later she installed a chin-up bar that still fills a doorway in her suburban Sacramento home.
From Los Angeles Times
Aside from the vaulting setup, the Duplantises erected a batting cage, a trampoline, monkey bars, a climbing rope and a chin-up bar in the backyard.
From Washington Post
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