sit-up

See also: situp and sit up

English

Alternative forms

• situp, sit up

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪt.ʌp/

Noun

sit-up (plural sit-ups)

1. An exercise in which the abdominal muscles are contracted, bringing the torso of a person lying down to a more upright position.

   Susan's doing sit-ups to strengthen her muscles.

Coordinate terms

• (exercise): crunch, trunk curl

Translations

exercise in which the abdominal muscles are contracted

• Catalan: abdominals (ca) m pl
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 仰臥起坐／仰卧起坐 (joeng⁵ ngo⁶ hei² zo⁶)

  Mandarin: 仰臥起坐／仰卧起坐 (zh) (yǎngwò qǐzuò), 仰卧起坐 (zh) (yǎngwò-qǐzuò)

  Min Nan: 䖙倒練腰／䖙倒练腰, 䖙倒练腰 (the-tó liān io)

• Czech: sedoleh m
• Estonian: kõhulihas (et)
• Finnish: vatsarutistus, istumaannousu
• French: abdominaux (fr) m pl, abdos (fr) m pl
• Hungarian: felülés
• Italian: addominali (it) m pl
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• Japanese: 腹筋 (fukkin), シットアップ (ja) (shittoappu)
• Korean: 윗몸 일으키기 (winmom ireukigi)
• Lithuanian: pritūpimas m
• Polish: brzuszek (pl) m
• Portuguese: abdominal (pt) f
• Romanian: abdomen (ro) n
• Russian: пресс (ru) m (press)
• Serbo-Croatian: trbušnjak (sh) m
• Slovene: trebušnjak m
• Spanish: abdominal (es) m

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