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chins up

chins up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of chin up.

Meaning of chin up

Verb

chin up (third-person singular simple present chins up, present participle chinning up, simple past and past participle chinned up)

  1. (intransitive) To face a situation cheerfully or with confidence.
    • You'll have to chin up to get through this.

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Questions about chins up

What is chins up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Chins up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of chin up.

Words near chins up in the dictionary

  1. chinquapin rose
  2. chinquapins
  3. chinrest
  4. chinrests
  5. chins
  6. chins up
  7. chinse
  8. chinsed
  9. chinses
  10. chinsful
  11. Chinsha

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