Meanings
alternative pushup
- not comparablefashionSupporting the breasts to increase their apparent size.
Talk about lucky stripes: This push-up top features pads to provide oomph and make sure the girls stay sunny-side up.
2008, Women's Health, page 1412 more examples
I paused to say, “Good,” then returned to breathing and vocalizing while I repeatedly bent over, stretched, and rolled up slowly, warming up my spine—and ignoring the way the wires of my push-up corset poked and squeezed me.
2011, Laura Resnick, Vamparazzi: Book Four of Esther Diamond, Penguin, →ISBNIn the sharper light of his hotel room, the woman's skin looked overpowdered; her bra was push-up, a pendant nestled in the cleavage.
2015, Robin Kirman, Bradstreet Gate: A Novel, Crown, →ISBN - not comparablefashionDesigned to be worn rolled up.
A lovely body-skimming blouson with flattering full sleeves and wide push-up cuffs.
1992, The American Legion2 more examples
Season's most popular blouses feature push-up sleeves, little- boy collars, dainty ties.
1952, Jet, page 41These intriguing outfits feature harem pants with long draped front-panel belts, slinky, sleeveless coats, flowing dresses that cling, trousers with push-up legs and deep-cut pants that reveal a whole lot of slim, smooth belly- button and all!
1971, Ebony, page 121
plural push-ups · alternative pushup
- 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.
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.
Synonyms: press-up
- A push-up bra.
Push-ups give girls with smaller breasts an extra bit of lift and shape.
2004, Katie Meier, A Girl's Guide to Life, page 93
present singular third person push-ups · participle present push-upping · participle past push-upped · past push-upped · alternative pushup
- To perform a push-up, or to lift oneself off the ground in a push-up–like manner.
Jenk kept off to the side, but joined the class as they started their push-ups.[…] Jenk push-upped, eyes on the ground.
2006, Suzanne Brockmann, Into the Storm, page 154
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn exercise done to improve upper body strength, performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor.
Origin
Deverbal from push up.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic تَمْرِين اَلضَّغَط
- تَمْرِين اَلضَّغَط (tamrīn aḍ-ḍaḡaṭ)exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Bulgarian лицева опора
- лицева опора (liceva opora)exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Catalan flexió
- flexióexercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Chinese Cantonese 掌上壓 /掌上压
- 掌上壓 /掌上压 (zoeng² soeng⁶ aat³)exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Chinese Mandarin 俯臥撐 /俯卧撑, 伏地挺身
- 俯臥撐 /俯卧撑 (fǔwòchēng)exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
- 伏地挺身 (fúdì tǐngshēn)exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Czech klik
- klikexercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Danish armstrækning
- armstrækningexercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Dutch opdruk
- opdrukexercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Esperanto puŝlevo, kuŝapogo
- puŝlevoexercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
- kuŝapogoexercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Finnish punnerrus, etunojapunnerrus
- punnerrusexercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
- etunojapunnerrusexercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
French pompe
- pompeexercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
German Liegestütz
- Liegestützexercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Greek κάμψη
- κάμψη (kámpsi)exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Hebrew שְׁכִיבַת סְמִיכָה
- שְׁכִיבַת סְמִיכָה (shkhivát smikhá)exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Hungarian fekvőtámasz
- fekvőtámaszexercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Icelandic armbeygja, armrétta
- armbeygjaexercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
- armréttaexercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Italian flessione
- flessioneexercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Japanese 腕立て伏せ
- 腕立て伏せ (ude-tatefuse)exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Korean 푸시업, 팔굽혀펴기
- 푸시업 (pusieop)exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
- 팔굽혀펴기 (palguphyeopyeogi)exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Lithuanian atsispaudimas
- atsispaudimasexercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Malay tekan tubi
- tekan tubiexercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Polish pompek, pompka
- pompekexercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
- pompkaexercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Portuguese flexão
- flexãoexercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Punjabi ਡੰਡ
- ਡੰਡ (ḍaṇḍ)exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Romanian flotare
- flotareexercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Russian отжима́ние
- отжима́ние (otžimánije)exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Spanish push-up, de realce
- push-upsupporting
- de realcesupporting
- lagartijaexercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
- flexión (de codos/brazos)exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
- planchaexercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
- push-uppush-up bra
Swedish armhävning
- armhävningexercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Turkish şınav, şınav çekmek
- şınavexercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
- şınav çekmekto perfom a push-up
Ukrainian віджима́ння
- віджима́ння (vidžymánnja)exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Vietnamese hít đất, chống đẩy
- hít đấtexercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
- chống đẩyexercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Welsh ymwthiad
- ymwthiadexercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
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