push-up

== English == === Alternative forms === pushup === Etymology === Deverbal from push up. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpʊʃˌʌp/ === Adjective === push-up (not comparable) (fashion) Supporting the breasts to increase their apparent size. (fashion) Designed to be worn rolled up. ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === push-up (plural push-ups) An exercise done to improve upper body strength, performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor. Synonym: press-up (chiefly UK) Hypernym: exercise Hyponyms: girl push-up, Hindu push-up, knee push-up, modified push-up Coordinate terms: chin-up, pull-up, sit-up 2008, Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xii I did lots of push-ups and pull-ups, and my only regret is that I stopped doing them as a young adult when I finally got to work out in health clubs instead of my basement or garage. A push-up bra. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === push-up (third-person singular simple present push-ups, present participle push-upping, simple past and past participle push-upped) To perform a push-up, or to lift oneself off the ground in a push-up–like manner. == Dutch == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English push-up. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /puʃˈʏp/ Hyphenation: push-‧up === Noun === push-up m (plural push-ups, no diminutive) push-up (exercise) Synonyms: opdruk, pomp