chin-up
[ chin-uhp ]
/ ˈtʃɪnˌʌp /
noun
an act or instance of chinning a horizontal bar, rod, or the like.
Words nearby chin-up
chin rest, chin strap, chin-chin, chin-chou, chin-hsien, chin-up, chin., china, china aster, china bark, china blue
Origin of chin-up
First recorded in 1880–85
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Examples from the Web for chin-up
But when they pass a U.S. Marine recruiting booth, Weston steps forward to try his luck on the chin-up bar.
Oklahoma Farmers Find Ways to Cope While Waiting for Drought to End|Malcolm Jones|October 3, 2012|DAILY BEASTHe even challenged a Los Angeles Times reporter nearly half his age to a chin-up contest.