press-up

[ pres-uhp ]
/ ˈprɛsˌʌp /

noun British.

Origin of press-up

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

British Dictionary definitions for press-up

press-up

noun

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