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chin-ups

chin-ups is the plural of chin-up.

Meaning of chin-up

Noun

chin-up (plural chin-ups)

  1. (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. Palms may be facing in any direction.
    • Compare the actions of the humerus during the performance of a chin-up with supinated grip with those during the performance of a chin-up with pronated grip. Are the chin-ups alike or different with respect to muscle involvement?1973 Marilyn M. Hinson, Kinesiology, page 63

Questions about chin-ups

What is chin-ups the plural of?
Chin-ups is the plural of chin-up.

Words near chin-ups in the dictionary

  1. Chin-sha-chiang
  2. Chin-shih
  3. chin-up
  4. chin-up bar
  5. chin-up bars
  6. chin-ups
  7. chin-wag
  8. chin-wags
  9. china
  10. China aster
  11. China asters

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