press-up

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pres uhp]
- /prɛs ʌp/
- /pres ʌp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pres uhp]
- /prɛs ʌp/

Definitions of press-up word

abbreviation PRESS-UP push-up. 1
countable noun press-up Press-ups are exercises to strengthen your arms and chest muscles. They are done by lying with your face towards the floor and pushing with your hands to raise your body until your arms are straight. 0
noun press-up 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 0
abbreviation PRESS-UP push-up 0

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Origin of press-up

First appearance:

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Press-up

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Press-up

press-up popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.