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# push-up

noun (push-up, push-ups; UK also press-up)

«push-up» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

A push-up is an exercise where you lie face down and push your body up with your arms, keeping your back straight, then lower it again.

### In the lessons

an exercise counted, often compared between people (push-ups and crunches); in PE class, push-ups build arm and chest strength; phrases «do push-ups», «a set of push-ups»

### Examples

- Zachary did 46 push-ups.
- David did 38 more push-ups than Zachary.
- How many push-ups did David do?
- She did 15 push-ups each day.
- In PE, we did 10 push-ups and 20 sit-ups.
- Keep your back straight when you do a push-up.
- Can you do a push-up on your knees?
- He did three sets of 12 push-ups.
- In the UK they call them press-ups.
- Push-ups make your arms stronger.

### Note

A thing counted. «N more push-ups than X» adds N. Trap: push-ups and crunches are counted apart. Spelled with a hyphen; plural «push-ups». Each push-up is one up-and-down.