push-ups

noun
UK /ˈpʊʃʌps/
US /ˈpʊʃʌps/

Push-ups are exercises where you lie face down and lift your body up with your arms.

The coach made us do twenty push-ups before practice.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A movement that lifts something upward.

The push-ups of the crowd raised the banner high.

3. An increase or rise in amount or level.

The push-ups in prices worried the shoppers.

4. A bra that lifts the chest upward.

She bought a push-up bra for the party.