push-up

noun

ˈpu̇sh-ˌəp 

: 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

Recent Examples on the Web

At the other extreme, the three exercises that were most correlated with the rest of the tests were push-ups, standing long jump, and the Beep Test. —Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 14 Aug. 2024

Under current Secret Service qualification tests, male and female candidates are held under different fitness standards for push-ups, sit-ups, chin-ups, and the mile run. —Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 July 2024

Then, of course, there’s the weight training, the push-ups and crunches at practice’s end, the visits to the physical therapist and the masseuse. —Maya Singer, Vogue, 9 July 2024

This includes push-ups, squats, pull-ups, lunges and overhead presses. —Ian McMahan, Washington Post, 7 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1897, in the meaning defined above

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