0 an exercise in which you quickly move from standing to a squat (= a position with hands on the floor and legs bent under you), jump back with your legs so they are straight behind you, return to a squat, then stand up again
The burpee is a favorite exercise among obstacle racers because it engages the lower body, core, and upper body all in one fluid movement.
Burpee dropped out and took over the family business selling seeds.
Burpee served on the provincial board of agriculture from 1864 to 1865.
Burpee's move to photography changed the whole industry and the hand-drawn illustration in catalogs disappeared.
Burpee set up an advertising department and offered cash prizes for the best advertisements.
Burpee knew that the key to his business was advertising and the catalog was his advertising medium.
