0 a physical exercise in which you lie flat with your face towards the floor, and try to push up your body with your arms, while keeping your legs and your back straight:
I do 20 press-ups every morning.
She gets the male dancers to do a press-up line down the catwalk.
Perhaps the unemployed are supposed to do mental press-ups to make them feel better.
A trainer may get away with shouting in a loud voice that everyone must do more work and more press-ups, and they still do that.
He always prided himself on his fitness, following a strict fitness regime of daily press-ups and swimming sessions.
Back exercises include the prone press-ups, transverse abdominus bracing, and floor bridges.
