press-up

[ pres-uhp ]

noun

, British.

1. push-up.

press-up

noun

1. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of press-up¹

First recorded in 1945–50; noun use of verb phrase press up

Example Sentences

Soon the ford was filled, and the reindeer began to press up the narrow river valley.

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Once more it came, and at the same moment she saw a drift of white press up against the window.

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You just had to fight your way down through the hall, through the press up there.

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It may sound silly to you, but I used to press up against that glass like a kid at a shop window full of things he wanted.

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The straps, A and B, press up against D, unless they are held down with the hand.

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