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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That test had kids running sprints, doing push-ups and sit-ups, and completing other physical feats.
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Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 6 May 2026
Resistance Training Resistance training, which includes weightlifting, bodyweight exercises like push-ups and squats, and workouts that use resistance bands, is another good way to improve your IBS symptoms.
—Brittany Dube, Health, 5 May 2026
By the end of the Philadelphia 76ers’ 106-93 Game 6 win over the Boston Celtics, Joel Embiid was doing push-ups on the floor.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Barring a miracle, most of us won’t be doing power push-ups and racing upstairs in the last years of life.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
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Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 6 May 2026
Resistance Training Resistance training, which includes weightlifting, bodyweight exercises like push-ups and squats, and workouts that use resistance bands, is another good way to improve your IBS symptoms.
—Brittany Dube, Health, 5 May 2026
By the end of the Philadelphia 76ers’ 106-93 Game 6 win over the Boston Celtics, Joel Embiid was doing push-ups on the floor.
—Tony Jones, New York Times, 1 May 2026
Barring a miracle, most of us won’t be doing power push-ups and racing upstairs in the last years of life.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Push-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/push-up. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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