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
Examples of push-up in a Sentence
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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.
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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
Planks: The plank exercise is an isometric core strength exercise that involves maintaining a position similar to a push-up for the maximum possible time.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 18 Mar. 2024
Try lowering yourself to the bottom of the push-up and then taking three to five seconds to slowly push back up to make the move more challenging.
—Jacqueline Andriakos, Health, 13 Mar. 2024
With the Olympics in mind, van Gorp is breaking for up to two and a half hours each day, plus gym sessions and calisthenics – body-weight strength training like push-ups and sit-ups – in pursuit of winning gold.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024
Thankfully, there are many great backless bras—plus bra-adjacent essentials, like backless bustiers, nipple covers, and push-up breast tape—that'll make your How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days dress dreams come true.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 4 Mar. 2024
Anitta and her friends threw themselves into the moves — a particularly complex sequence involved push-ups.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2024
The British actor plays the lead role of Cash (all the characters have names like that), whose macho bona fides are established in the opening sequence in which he’s shown doing shirtless pull-ups and push-ups, his chiseled musculature clearly earned the hard way.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2024
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
Planks: The plank exercise is an isometric core strength exercise that involves maintaining a position similar to a push-up for the maximum possible time.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 18 Mar. 2024
Try lowering yourself to the bottom of the push-up and then taking three to five seconds to slowly push back up to make the move more challenging.
—Jacqueline Andriakos, Health, 13 Mar. 2024
With the Olympics in mind, van Gorp is breaking for up to two and a half hours each day, plus gym sessions and calisthenics – body-weight strength training like push-ups and sit-ups – in pursuit of winning gold.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024
Thankfully, there are many great backless bras—plus bra-adjacent essentials, like backless bustiers, nipple covers, and push-up breast tape—that'll make your How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days dress dreams come true.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 4 Mar. 2024
Anitta and her friends threw themselves into the moves — a particularly complex sequence involved push-ups.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2024
The British actor plays the lead role of Cash (all the characters have names like that), whose macho bona fides are established in the opening sequence in which he’s shown doing shirtless pull-ups and push-ups, his chiseled musculature clearly earned the hard way.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Feb. 2024
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First Known Use
1897, in the meaning defined above
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“Push-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/push-up. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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push-up
nounˈpu̇sh-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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