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Definition of "push-ups" [push-ups]

  • Plural form of push-up. (noun)

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Use "push-ups" in a sentence
  • ""I just graduated from girl push-ups," she says, referring to push-ups performed with knees on the floor."
  • "Tell yourself you'll do 20 push-ups in the next five minutes (a specific stretch goal) vs. five push-ups (non-stretch) or the vague idea that you'll do as many as you can."
  • "I pumped out two hundred push-ups, knuckles down, until my hands bled."