Antonyms for push up
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : poo sh-uhp |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpʊʃˌʌp |
Definition of push up
Origin :- also pushup, type of physical exercise, 1893, from push (v.) + up (adv.). As an adjective from 1892; of bras from 1957. Related: Push-ups
- As in rise : verb get up; ascend
- When climbing gates you can give yourself a push up with your Staff.
- Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America
- Now, don't tell me you didn't know I could push up one of these things.
- Extract from : « A Fine Fix » by R. C. Noll
- He had to get up and push up his seat before the hatpin was recovered.
- Extract from : « The Rover Boys at Colby Hall » by Arthur M. Winfield
- Seems so dash crazy to push up here and then go back for nix.
- Extract from : « Grapes of wrath » by Boyd Cable
- We might push up the river in the early morning and discover them.
- Extract from : « On the Road to Bagdad » by F. S. Brereton
- She wanted to push away her screen, push up the hot white ceiling.
- Extract from : « Pointed Roofs » by Dorothy Richardson
- Also, the sleeve-holes are so small and tight as to push up the shoulders.
- Extract from : « The Ladies' Guide to True Politeness and Perfect Manners » by Eliza Leslie
- It will push up in spite of all the load, and simply remain straight.
- Extract from : « The Palm Tree Blessing » by W. E. Shepard
- They push up the steep hill, and dash for the main fort on the top.
- Extract from : « Hero Stories from American History » by Albert F. Blaisdell
- Push up the hill, and we shall have them all in ten minutes.
- Extract from : « Wyandotte » by James Fenimore Cooper
Synonyms for push up
- arise
- arouse
- aspire
- awake
- be erect
- be located
- be situated
- blast off
- bob up
- climb
- come up
- get out of bed
- get steeper
- get to one's feet
- go uphill
- grow
- have foundation
- levitate
- lift
- mount
- move up
- pile out
- push up
- reach up
- rise and shine
- rise up
- rocket
- roll out
- rouse
- scale
- sit up
- slope upwards
- soar
- sprout
- stand up
- straighten up
- surface
- surge
- surmount
- sweep upward
- tower
- turn out
- up
- upspring
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