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pull-up

[pool-uhp]
–noun
1. an exercise consisting of chinning oneself, as on a horizontal bar attached at each end to a doorpost.
2. a flight maneuver in which an aircraft climbs sharply from level flight.
Also, pullup.


Origin:
1850–55; n. use of v. phrase pull up
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chin-up   (chĭn'ŭp')
n.  The act or an instance of chinning oneself, practiced especially as a fitness exercise. Also called pull-up.
pull-up   (pŏŏl'ŭp')
n.  See chin-up.
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