push-up
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Adjective [edit]
push-up (not comparable)
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Noun [edit]
- An exercise done to improve upper body strength, performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor.
- 2008, Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xii
- I did lots of push-ups and pull-ups, and my only regret is that I stopped doing them as a young adult when I finally got to work out in health clubs instead of my basement or garage.
- 2008, Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xii
Synonyms [edit]
- (exercise): press-up (mostly UK)
Translations [edit]
exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
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