adj · noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈpʊʃˌʌp/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Supporting the breasts to increase their apparent size.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: fashion, lifestyle
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Designed to be worn rolled up.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: fashion, lifestyle
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: press-up
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: exercise
4
noun
Meaning 4
A push-up bra.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
To perform a push-up, or to lift oneself off the ground in a push-up–like manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Deverbal from push up.
Across languages
Translations
50 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
تَمْرِين اَلضَّغَط
(tamrīn aḍ-ḍaḡaṭ)
— exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Armenian:
ժիմ
(žim)
— exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Bulgarian:
лицева опора
(liceva opora)
— exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Catalan:
flexió
— exercise 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
(zoeng2 soeng6 aat3)
— exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Chinese:
豹形健身
(pà-hêng kiān-sin)
— exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Chinese:
豹腰健身
(pà-io kiān-sin)
— exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Chinese:
掌上壓 /掌上压
(chióng-siōng-ap)
— 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
(fǔwòchēng)
— exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Chinese Mandarin:
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
— exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Danish:
armstrækning
— exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Dutch:
opdruk
— exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Esperanto:
puŝlevo
— exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Esperanto:
kuŝapogo
— exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Finnish:
punnerrus
— exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Finnish:
etunojapunnerrus
— exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
French:
pompe
— exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
German:
Liegestütz
— exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Greek:
κάμψη
(kámpsi)
— exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Hebrew:
שְׁכִיבַת סְמִיכָה
(shkhivát smikhá)
— exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Hungarian:
fekvőtámasz
— exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Icelandic:
armbeygja
— exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Icelandic:
armrétta
— exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Italian:
flessione
— exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Japanese:
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
(pusieop)
— exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Korean:
팔굽혀펴기
(palguphyeopyeogi)
— exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Lithuanian:
atsispaudimas
— exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Macedonian:
склек
(sklek)
— exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Polish:
pompek
— exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Polish:
pompka
— exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Portuguese:
flexão
— exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Punjabi:
ਡੰਡ
(ḍaṇḍ)
— exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Romanian:
flotare
— exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Russian:
отжима́ние
(otžimánije)
— exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Serbo-Croatian:
sklȅk
— exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Slovene:
skleca
— exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Spanish:
lagartija
— exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Spanish:
flexión de codos
— exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Spanish:
flexión
— exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Spanish:
flexión de brazos
— exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Spanish:
planchas
— exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Swedish:
armhävning
— exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Turkish:
şınav
— exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Ukrainian:
віджима́ння
(vidžymánnja)
— exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Vietnamese:
hít đất
— exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Vietnamese:
chống đẩy
— exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Welsh:
ymwthiad
— exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor
Zazaki:
sınaw
— exercise performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor