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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Sometimes, a 73-year-old will just drop and give you 10 push-ups, Air Force-style, right there on the Oscars stage.
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Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Not quite as much as Victoria Secret’s push-up, but a close second with less bulk to the actual bra.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 25 Feb. 2025
Dead lifts, lunges, planks, presses, pull-ups and push-ups require many muscles that elevate oxygen use and the release of hormones such as adrenaline that increase blood flow to muscles and boost overall heart rate — both key goals.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
For instance: increasing your repetitions, incorporating tools like exercise bands or finding increasingly harder versions of your exercises, like putting your legs on a chair to make a push-up more difficult.
—Christie Aschwanden, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Not quite as much as Victoria Secret’s push-up, but a close second with less bulk to the actual bra.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 25 Feb. 2025
Dead lifts, lunges, planks, presses, pull-ups and push-ups require many muscles that elevate oxygen use and the release of hormones such as adrenaline that increase blood flow to muscles and boost overall heart rate — both key goals.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
For instance: increasing your repetitions, incorporating tools like exercise bands or finding increasingly harder versions of your exercises, like putting your legs on a chair to make a push-up more difficult.
—Christie Aschwanden, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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 5 Mar. 2025.
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