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muscle-up

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK, US: /ˈmʌs.əl.ʌp/

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noun

Meaning 1

An exercise done for strengthening the arms and upper body, in which one lifts one's own weight while hanging from a bar to a position above the bar.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

See chin-up § Etymology.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: си́лово наби́ране (sílovo nabírane) — exercise done for strengthening the arms and upper body
  • Bulgarian: си́лово възли́зане (sílovo vǎzlízane) — exercise done for strengthening the arms and upper body
  • Bulgarian: си́лово (sílovo) — exercise done for strengthening the arms and upper body
  • Chinese Mandarin: 雙立臂 /双立臂 (shuānglìbì) — exercise done for strengthening the arms and upper body
  • Finnish: palomiespunnerrus — exercise done for strengthening the arms and upper body
  • Polish: wejście siłowe — exercise done for strengthening the arms and upper body
  • Russian: выход силой (vyxod siloj) — exercise done for strengthening the arms and upper body