push-up

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

“Push-ups give⟳ girls with smaller breasts an extra bit of lift⟳ and shape⟳.”

CEFR level