Meaning

1 senses
  1. An exercise in which the abdominal muscles are contracted, bringing the torso of a person lying down to a more upright position. The degree of difficulty can be controlled by choosing from partial-range or full-range versions.

    Susan's doing sit-ups to strengthen her muscles.

    Rumpfbeuge, Rumpfbeugen, Rumpfheben

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More definitions
  • a stomach exercise in which a person sits up from a supine position without using the arms for leverage

Translations

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By meaning 1
exercise in which the abdominal muscles are contracted:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
exercise in which the abdominal muscles are contracted:

Origin

Deverbal from sit up.

Deverbal from sit up.

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Forms

plural: sit-ups
Singularsit-up
Pluralsit-ups

regular

Word family

1 related words
Relatedsit up

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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