chin-up

noun

ˈchin-(ˌ)əp 

plural chin-ups

: an exercise in which one hangs by the hands from a support (such as a horizontal bar) and pulls oneself up until the chin is level with the support

specifically : such an exercise done with the palms facing inward compare pull-up

Examples of chin-up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The state also required people to do a series of chin-ups and push-ups and dips that demanded upper body strength that seemed to favor the male physique, but Gayle fought her way through those. — Wilbert L. Cooper, Longreads, 25 Aug. 2026

A day of chin-ups on the DON'T WALK signs. — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026

Some examples include pull-ups, chin-ups, dumbbell rows, bent-over rows, lat pulldowns and inverted rows. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025

Despite the rainy start, chin-up golf fans, the end of the week should feel a lot more like a typical Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia. — John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025

How Autonomous Negotiation Works In a stylish office in the Estonian capital, Tallinn, Kristjan Korjus is working in his stocking feet while a colleague does chin-ups on a bar in the corner near the whiteboards. — IEEE Spectrum, 7 Nov. 2024

That structure could take the form of something like a third-party weight bench or chin-up bar, although Jayflex does offer two gadgets of its own that should do the job nicely. — Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2024

Under current Secret Service qualification tests, male and female candidates are held under different fitness standards for push-ups, sit-ups, chin-ups, and the mile run. — Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 July 2024

Morris’s description of Stewart absolutely smoking her fiancée at chin-ups is the lesbian love story of the year, in my humble opinion. — Emma Specter, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for chin-up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup