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(Gymnastics) an exercise in which the body is alternately raised from and lowered to the floor by the arms only, the trunk being kept straight with the toes and hands resting on the floor. Also called (US and Canadian): push-up

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Noun

press-up - an arm exercise performed lying face to the floor and pushing the body up and down with the arms

pushup

arm exercise - exercise designed to strengthen the arm muscles

widegrip pushup - a pushup with the arms widely separated

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press-up

[ˈpresʌp] N (Brit) → flexión f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

press-up

[ˈprɛsˌʌp] n (Brit) → flessione f sulle braccia

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

press-up

→ تـَمْرِينُ الضَّغْط klik armbøjning Liegestütz κάμψη και τάση των αγκώνων flexión punnerrus pompe sklek flessione 腕立て伏せ 팔굽혀펴기 opdrukoefening armheving pompka flexão de braço отжимание на руках armhävning การวิดพื้น şınav çekmek chống đẩy 俯卧撑

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From The Entertain Days Be Your I can always have another baby, can't I?" He also managed to do 60 press-ups on stage, explaining: "There's a bit of a press-up competition on at the moment.