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An exercise in which the abdominal muscles are contracted, bringing the torso of a person lying down to a more upright position. The degree of difficulty can be controlled by choosing from partial-range or full-range versions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Susan's doing sit-ups to strengthen her muscles.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: exercise
a stomach exercise in which a person sits up from a supine position without using the arms for leverage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: stomach exercise, tummy crunch
Across languages
Translations
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
abdominals
— exercise in which the abdominal muscles are contracted
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Chinese Cantonese:
仰臥起坐 /仰卧起坐
(joeng5 ngo6 hei2 zo6)
— exercise in which the abdominal muscles are contracted
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Chinese:
䖙倒練腰 /䖙倒练腰
(the-tó liān io)
— exercise in which the abdominal muscles are contracted
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Chinese Mandarin:
仰臥起坐 /仰卧起坐
(yǎngwò qǐzuò)
— exercise in which the abdominal muscles are contracted
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Czech:
sedoleh
— exercise in which the abdominal muscles are contracted
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Czech:
lehsed
— exercise in which the abdominal muscles are contracted
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Estonian:
kõhulihas
— exercise in which the abdominal muscles are contracted
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Finnish:
istumaannousu
— exercise in which the abdominal muscles are contracted
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French:
redressement assis
— exercise in which the abdominal muscles are contracted
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German:
Rumpfbeuge
— exercise in which the abdominal muscles are contracted
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German:
Rumpfbeugen
— exercise in which the abdominal muscles are contracted
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German:
Rumpfheben
— exercise in which the abdominal muscles are contracted
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German:
Sit-up
— exercise in which the abdominal muscles are contracted
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Hungarian:
felülés
— exercise in which the abdominal muscles are contracted
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Italian:
addominali
— exercise in which the abdominal muscles are contracted
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Japanese:
腹筋
(fukkin)
— exercise in which the abdominal muscles are contracted
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Japanese:
シットアップ
(shittoappu)
— exercise in which the abdominal muscles are contracted
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Korean:
윗몸 일으키기
(winmom ireukigi)
— exercise in which the abdominal muscles are contracted
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Lithuanian:
pritūpimas
— exercise in which the abdominal muscles are contracted
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Polish:
brzuszki
— exercise in which the abdominal muscles are contracted
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Portuguese:
abdominal
— exercise in which the abdominal muscles are contracted
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Romanian:
abdomen
— exercise in which the abdominal muscles are contracted
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Russian:
пресс
(press)
— exercise in which the abdominal muscles are contracted
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Serbo-Croatian:
trbušnjak
— exercise in which the abdominal muscles are contracted
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Slovene:
trebušnjak
— exercise in which the abdominal muscles are contracted
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Spanish:
abdominal
— exercise in which the abdominal muscles are contracted
