push-up /ˈpʊʃˌʌp/adjective 2noun 2verb 3forms 6 adjective2 •Supporting the breasts to increase their apparent size.Talk about lucky stripes: This push-up top features pads to provide oomph and make sure the girls stay sunny-side up. — 2008 •Designed to be worn rolled up.Season's most popular blouses feature push-up sleeves, little- boy collars, dainty ties. — 1952 noun2 •An exercise done to improve upper body strength, performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor.I did lots of push-ups and pull-ups, and my only regret is that I stopped doing them as a young adult when I finally got to work out in health clubs instead of my basement or garage. — 2008 •A push-up bra.Push-ups give girls with smaller breasts an extra bit of lift and shape. — 2004 verb3 •To make (something) higher; to increase.In a unanimous decision, the Fed's open market committee pushed up its federal funds rate by a quarter point to 1.25% and hinted that it would adopt a measured approach to any future increases. — 2004 •To arise or jut out from; to thrust from.The slab and piles will work together to resist 'ground heave' (the upward movement of the ground as it tries to push up into the box). — 2023 •To perform a push-up, or to lift oneself off the ground in a push-up–like manner.Jenk kept off to the side, but joined the class as they started their push-ups.[…] Jenk push-upped, eyes on the ground. — 2006 formspush-upped · pushed up · push-upping · pushing up · push-ups · pushes up
