Standard Lemma guide

push-up

adj · noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈpʊʃˌʌp/
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  • CMU ARPABET: P UH1 SH AH2 P Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Supporting the breasts to increase their apparent size.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: fashion, lifestyle

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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