: 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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In the final slide, Sánchez poses in a black lace push-up bra and black patent leather face mask. Catherine Santino, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024 Your training routine should include a variety of compound movements, like lunges, Bulgarian split squats, leg presses, pull-downs, upright rows, and push-ups. Alyssa Hui-Anderson, Verywell Health, 25 Nov. 2024 Juliano-Villani contributed $8,000 for a team of programmers to train a robotic monkey to do push-ups and pull-ups. Jay Bulger, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024 Portable exercise pack: on sale for $39.99 Original price: $89.99 This Portable Exercise Pack includes various workout equipment attachments: a foldable push-up board, a three-section bar, six resistance bands, two ankle straps and an ab roller wheel. Nora Colomer, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for push-up 

Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of push-up was in 1897

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“Push-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/push-up. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

push-up

noun
ˈpu̇sh-ˌəp
: an exercise performed while lying facedown by raising and lowering the body with the straightening and bending of the arms
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