OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 34734

push-up

/ˈpʊʃˌʌp/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
flexión • flexión de brazos • flexión de codos • lagartija • planchas
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.
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…
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