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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Feel free to drop to your knees for the push-up if the traditional from-your-toes version feels too intense.
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Jenny McCoy, Outside, 30 Jan. 2026
Repeat 3 sets of 10 inchworm push-ups.
—Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 29 Jan. 2026
Exercises like dead bugs, pike push-ups, leg raises and leg raise reaches are worth adding into the rotation.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 27 Jan. 2026
Calik Denim bowed Curve, a technology that blocked bagging in the weft while creating a push-up effect for the bottom without sacrificing comfort.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 16 Jan. 2026
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Jenny McCoy, Outside, 30 Jan. 2026
Repeat 3 sets of 10 inchworm push-ups.
—Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 29 Jan. 2026
Exercises like dead bugs, pike push-ups, leg raises and leg raise reaches are worth adding into the rotation.
—Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 27 Jan. 2026
Calik Denim bowed Curve, a technology that blocked bagging in the weft while creating a push-up effect for the bottom without sacrificing comfort.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 16 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for push-up
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“Push-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/push-up. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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