pull-up
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pull-up¹
- /ˈpʊl.ʌp/ UK, US
Where it comes from
Deverbal from pull up.
noun pull-ups · pullup · pull up
- An exercise done for strengthening the arms and back in which one lifts one's own weight while hanging from a bar. Palms may be facing in any direction. DeWitt compared the average number of pullups college men can do grasping the bar with palms toward the face (supinated) and palms away from the face (pronated), and with kicking and kipping while raising the body. The subjects averaged 2.08 more pullups with the palms supinated than with the palms
verb pull-ups · pull-upping · pull-upped · pullup · pull up
- To do a pull-up or pull oneself up similarly. 2012, The Young Despondents. Jason M. Burns. With a sleek yet muscular build, Nick out pullupped everyone during physical fitness week
pull-up²
- /ˈpʊl.ʌp/ UK, US
Where it comes from
Genericized trademark: from the Pull-Ups brand of training pants sold by Huggies.
noun pull-ups · pullup · pull up
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Synonym of training pants (“undergarments worn by incontinent people, typically infants, to aid in toilet training during the transition between diapers and underpants”).
Similar: training pants
pull-up³
- /ˈpʊl.ʌp/ UK, US
Where it comes from
Ellipsis of pull-up resistor.
noun pull-ups · pullup · pull up
- A pull-up resistor.
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noun an exercise done for strengthening the arms and back
| Español | barbilla, ejercicio de tracción, dominada |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 턱걸이 teokgeori |
| 日本語 | 懸垂 kensui |
| 中文 | 引體向上 /引体向上 yǐntǐxiàngshàng |
| Français | traction |
| Deutsch | Klimmzug |
| Italiano | trazione alla sbarra |
| Ελληνικά | έλξη élxi |
| Română | tracțiune |
| Русский | подтя́гивание podtjágivanije |
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title = {pull-up},
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