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ˈpush-up: noun
push up: I. transitive verb II. intransitive verb
push-up bra: noun

ˈpush-up N esp Am (press-up)

push-up

to do push-ups

Liegestütze machen

I . push up VB trans

1. push up (move higher):

to push up ⇆ sb

2. push up ECON (cause increase):

to push up ⇆ sth demand

to push up ⇆ sth prices

etw hochtreiben [o. in die Höhe treiben]

Phrases:

to be pushing up [the] daisies euph hum

sich dat die Radieschen von unten besehen euph hum

II . push up VB intr

1. push up fig (grow):

push up weeds

[nach oben] kommen [o. fig schießen]

2. push up fig inf (move):

[rüber]rücken [o. rutschen] inf

push up!

rück mal rüber! inf

push-up bra N

push-up bra

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push up!

rück mal rüber! inf

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The closer together you place your hands during a push-up, the harder the triceps work. en.wikipedia.org

Following the invention of the push-up bra in the 1970s the ideal breast has been a rounded, fuller, and larger breast. en.wikipedia.org

May be available as full-cup, demi-cup, push-up, or in other styles. en.wikipedia.org

According to one magazine article, survey respondents were nearly unanimous in giving push-up bras the number one position. en.wikipedia.org

The lower the object, the more difficult the push-up. en.wikipedia.org

Movements such as the push-up, the pull-up, and the sit-up are some of the most common bodyweight exercises. en.wikipedia.org

Three phase push-ups involve simply breaking a standard push up into three components and doing each one slowly and deliberately. en.wikipedia.org

Participants' attire included push-up bras, unbuttoned shirts, short dresses, as well as other racy costumes and risqu clothing. en.wikipedia.org

The push-up event measures the endurance of the chest, shoulder, and triceps muscles. en.wikipedia.org

For the purposes of promotion, a soldier's score on an alternate event equals the average of their push-up and sit-up scores. en.wikipedia.org

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