pull-up en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈpʊl.ʌp/ (UK, US)
- (US) audio
Etymology
Deverbal from pull up.
Meanings
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An exercise done for strengthening the arms and back in which one lifts one's own weight while hanging from a bar. Palms may be facing in any direction.
DeWitt compared the average number of pullups college men can do grasping the bar with palms toward the face (supinated) and palms away from the face (pronated), and with kicking and kipping while raising the body. The subjects averaged 2.08 more pullups with the palms supinated than with the palms pronated.
1978 Physical Fitness Research Digest page 32008, Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xii 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pull-ups | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| pull up | alternative | lexicographic | |
| pullup | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
Australian pull-up · pull-up bar
Relateds
sit-up · pull-up boy · push-up
Translations (27)
it trazione alla sbarra (an exercise done for strengthening the arms and back) · sh zgib (an exercise done for strengthening the arms and back) · cs shyb (an exercise done for strengthening the arms and back) · es dominada (an exercise done for strengthening the arms and back) · cmn 引體向上 /引体向上 (an exercise done for strengthening the arms and back) · pl podciąganie się na drążku (an exercise done for strengthening the arms and back) · yue 引體上升 /引体上升 (an exercise done for strengthening the arms and back) · ko 턱걸이 (an exercise done for strengthening the arms and back) · es barbilla (an exercise done for strengthening the arms and back) · fi leuanveto (an exercise done for strengthening the arms and back) · sh згиб (an exercise done for strengthening the arms and back) · tr barfiks (an exercise done for strengthening the arms and back) · da kropshævning (an exercise done for strengthening the arms and back) · ru подтя́гивание (an exercise done for strengthening the arms and back) · et lõuatõmme (an exercise done for strengthening the arms and back) · ms tarik tubi (an exercise done for strengthening the arms and back) · hu húzódzkodás (an exercise done for strengthening the arms and back) · el έλξη (an exercise done for strengthening the arms and back) · tl pagbabaras (an exercise done for strengthening the arms and back) · fr traction (an exercise done for strengthening the arms and back) · sv räckhäv (an exercise done for strengthening the arms and back) · ja 懸垂 (an exercise done for strengthening the arms and back) · lt prisitraukimas (an exercise done for strengthening the arms and back) · es ejercicio de tracción (an exercise done for strengthening the arms and back) · ro tracțiune (an exercise done for strengthening the arms and back) · de Klimmzug (an exercise done for strengthening the arms and back) · bg набиране (an exercise done for strengthening the arms and back)