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Noun: press-up  'pres,úp
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: pushup)
  1. An arm exercise performed lying face to the floor and pushing the body up and down with the arms
    "He could do 50 press-ups without stopping";
    - pushup

Derived forms: press-ups

Type of: arm exercise

Encyclopedia: Press-up