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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Before Catherine arrives, Rachel gifts Anna a push-up bra and tells her to try it on.
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Sam Reed, Glamour, 9 Jan. 2026
At the time it was eliminated in 2012, the Presidential Fitness Test included a one-mile run, sit-ups, a shuttle run, a sit-and-reach test, and pull-ups or push-ups.
—Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 8 Jan. 2026
Can’t manage a standard push-up yet?
—Gretchen Reynolds, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Pushing Exercises Push-Up Assume a classic push-up position, with hands directly beneath your shoulders, your body forming a straight line from head to heels.
—Greg Presto, Outside, 7 Jan. 2026
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Sam Reed, Glamour, 9 Jan. 2026
At the time it was eliminated in 2012, the Presidential Fitness Test included a one-mile run, sit-ups, a shuttle run, a sit-and-reach test, and pull-ups or push-ups.
—Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 8 Jan. 2026
Can’t manage a standard push-up yet?
—Gretchen Reynolds, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Pushing Exercises Push-Up Assume a classic push-up position, with hands directly beneath your shoulders, your body forming a straight line from head to heels.
—Greg Presto, Outside, 7 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for push-up
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“Push-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/push-up. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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