push-up
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push-up
- /ˈpʊʃˌʌp/
Where it comes from
Deverbal from push up.
adjective pushup
- Supporting the breasts to increase their apparent size. Talk about lucky stripes: This push-up top features pads to provide oomph and make sure the girls stay sunny-side up.
- Designed to be worn rolled up. Season's most popular blouses feature push-up sleeves, little- boy collars, dainty ties.
noun push-ups · pushup
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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.
Similar: press-up
- A push-up bra. Push-ups give girls with smaller breasts an extra bit of lift and shape.
verb push-ups · push-upping · push-upped · pushup
- To perform a push-up, or to lift oneself off the ground in a push-up–like manner. Jenk kept off to the side, but joined the class as they started their push-ups.[…] Jenk push-upped, eyes on the ground.
Translations
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noun exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
| Español | lagartija, flexión (de codos/brazos), plancha |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 푸시업 pusieop, 팔굽혀펴기 palguphyeopyeogi |
| 日本語 | 腕立て伏せ ude-tatefuse |
| 中文 | 俯臥撐 /俯卧撑 fǔwòchēng |
| Português | flexão |
| Français | pompe |
| Deutsch | Liegestütz |
| Italiano | flessione |
| Ελληνικά | κάμψη kámpsi |
| Română | flotare |
| Русский | отжима́ние otžimánije |
| Tiếng Việt | hít đất, chống đẩy |
| العربية | تَمْرِين اَلضَّغَط tamrīn aḍ-ḍaḡaṭ |
| עברית | שְׁכִיבַת סְמִיכָה shkhivát smikhá |
noun push-up bra
| Español | push-up |
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Talk about this word "push-up." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/push-up. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. push-up. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/push-up "push-up." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/push-up.Cite this
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title = {push-up},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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