calf raise

noun

An exercise targeting the calf muscles where the subject raises their heel off the ground and lowers it again.

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Meanings

nouncalf raise (plural calf raises)

plural calf raises

  1. An exercise targeting the calf muscles where the subject raises their heel off the ground and lowers it again.

Translations

Arabic رَفْع رَبْلَة السَّاق, رَفْع السَّمَانَة
  • رَفْع رَبْلَة السَّاقExercise of raising the heel
  • رَفْع السَّمَانَة (rafʕ as-samāna)Exercise of raising the heel
Chinese Mandarin 提踵運動 /提踵运动
  • 提踵運動 /提踵运动Exercise of raising the heel
Finnish pohjenosto
  • pohjenostoExercise of raising the heel
German Wadenheben
  • WadenhebenExercise of raising the heel
Russian подъём на носки́
  • подъём на носки́ (podʺjóm na noskí)Exercise of raising the heel
Cite this entry
APA

calf raise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calf%20raise

MLA

“calf raise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calf%20raise. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calf raise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calf%20raise.

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