push-up
noun
: a conditioning exercise performed in a prone position by raising and lowering the body with the straightening and bending of the arms while keeping the back straight and supporting the body on the hands and toes
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Barrett dropped a potential interception and did push-ups as punishment.
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Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 5 June 2024
This push-up also works the anterior deltoid, vital for movement and power when punching forward.
—Health Editorial Team, Health, 2 June 2024
This option from Mainstays features a fade-resistant canopy, an easy push-up mechanism, and a convenient tilt option to block the sun in any direction.
—Ali Faccenda, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024
Generations of schoolchildren would suffer consequential trauma, but maybe learn how to do a good set of push-ups or run a mile.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2024
Take a push-up, for example: Lowering your body down is an eccentric move, and pressing it back up is a concentric move.
—Ashley Mateo, Health, 6 May 2024
Raymond, in his Dean Cain Clark Kent Collection glasses, and Harry, doing push-ups on his office floor, are caricatures of weakness and aggression.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
This bikini has received thousands of perfect ratings from Amazon shoppers thanks to its flattering high-waisted bottoms and a twisted top that gives a subtle push-up effect.
—Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2024
Sorry, but one of the best ways to better your push-up abilities is to practice the actual push-up motion—just in a more beginner-friendly format.
—Christa Sgobba, SELF, 2 Apr. 2024
Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 5 June 2024
This push-up also works the anterior deltoid, vital for movement and power when punching forward.
—Health Editorial Team, Health, 2 June 2024
This option from Mainstays features a fade-resistant canopy, an easy push-up mechanism, and a convenient tilt option to block the sun in any direction.
—Ali Faccenda, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024
Generations of schoolchildren would suffer consequential trauma, but maybe learn how to do a good set of push-ups or run a mile.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2024
Take a push-up, for example: Lowering your body down is an eccentric move, and pressing it back up is a concentric move.
—Ashley Mateo, Health, 6 May 2024
Raymond, in his Dean Cain Clark Kent Collection glasses, and Harry, doing push-ups on his office floor, are caricatures of weakness and aggression.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
This bikini has received thousands of perfect ratings from Amazon shoppers thanks to its flattering high-waisted bottoms and a twisted top that gives a subtle push-up effect.
—Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2024
Sorry, but one of the best ways to better your push-up abilities is to practice the actual push-up motion—just in a more beginner-friendly format.
—Christa Sgobba, SELF, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Push-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/push-up. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
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