Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | English word PUSH-UP

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Definitions of PUSH-UP

1. 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.
2. A push-up bra.
3. To perform a push-up, or to lift oneself off the ground in a push-up-like manner.
4. (fashion) Supporting the breasts to increase their apparent size.
5. (fashion) Designed to be worn rolled up.

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Examples of Using PUSH-UP in a Sentence

• The push-up (press-up in British English) is a common calisthenics exercise beginning from the prone position.
• The business was started by Frederick Mellinger ("inventor of the Rising Star push-up bra, the edible panty, and myriad garments whose chief attributes were that one could see through them and remove them quickly").
• Tankinis come in a variety of styles, colors, and shapes, and some include features such as integrated push-up bras.
• With the new IPPT system, the exemption criteria for PTP is now 61 points based on sit-up, push-up and 2.
• The Wonderbra is a type of push-up underwire brassiere that gained worldwide prominence in the 1990s.
• The greatest benefit of moving an exercise onto an unstable surface is achieving a greater activation of the core musculature, exercises such as curl-up or push-up performed on an exercise ball.
• With the advent of push-up and underwired bras that replaced corsets of the past, the cleavage fascination was propelled by these lingerie manufacturers.
• Women had to slide a tiny lever at the side of the tube with the edge of their fingernail to move the lipstick up to the top of the case, although lipsticks in push-up metal containers had been available in Europe since 1911.
• Nowadays, it might also be worn as a push-up bra under a low-backed dress or as a camisole for outerwear.
• A triceps extension push-up can be performed as a bodyweight exercise only and is thus an ideal substitution when weight lifting equipment is not available.
• The course featured large push-up style greens and some dramatic bunkering much like those found at Park's Sunningdale (Old) Course.
• The handstand push-up (press-up) - also called the vertical push-up (press-up) or the inverted push-up (press-up), also called "commandos" - is a type of push-up exercise where the body is positioned in a handstand.
• Movements such as the push-up, the pull-up, and the sit-up are among the most common bodyweight exercises.
• In 1992, the church drew national media attention after a repentant man who had looted the "Frederick's of Hollywood" lingerie museum during the Los Angeles riots delivered a bag of pilfered celebrity lingerie, including Ava Gardner's "bloomers" and a push-up bra once worn by TV actress Katey Sagal, to the church's pastor, Father Bob Fambrini.
• The word "power" comes from the addition of other powerful arm exercises such as parallel horizontal handles for performing dips, a pull-up bar attached to the top for chin-ups and pull-ups, and push-up handles that are usually found on the bottom for Atlas ("deep") push-ups.
• The standard CrossFit workouts are usually a combination of movements of different modalities, such as handstand push-up, pull-up, muscle-up, burpee, lunge, box-jump, rope-climb, double under, running, back squat and dumbbell push press.
• Finals Solo Sprint – 6 events, each member perform muscle-ups, handstand push-up, and on bike, first two (one male and one female) perform 15 muscle-ups, 10 handstand push-up and 20-calorie bike, second 13, 10, 25-calorie, last two 11, 10 and 30-calorie.
• In response to her disappointing departure, Sheeran lets out his frustration and proceeds to an intense workout that includes tire-flipping, shadowboxing, sit-up, running and push-up.
• When she took her eleven-year-old daughter shopping for school clothes, the range available at Limited Too ran to clothing "encrusted with rhinestones or sparkling with glitter", a category Yoffe called "Nitwit Wear" (she mentions a T-shirt with the slogan "I Left My Brain In My Locker"), push-up bras for preteens, and boyshort underwear emblazoned "Buy it now! Tell Dad later!".

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