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1. An arm exercise performed lying face to the floor and pushing the body up and down with the arms
   - press-up

1. Push to make move upwards
    
2. Push violently in a specified direction
   - thrust
    
3. Push from beneath
   "She pushed up her children when the policeman came by";
   - boost up

Derived forms: pushes up, pushups, pushed up, pushing up

Type of: arm exercise, force, jut, jut out, project, protrude, push, stick out

Encyclopedia: Pushup