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push-up definition

push·-up or pushup push′·up′ (po̵os̸h′up′)

noun

an exercise in which a person lying face down, with the hands under the shoulders, raises the body by pushing down with the palms: push-ups are usually done in series by alternately straightening and bending the arms

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