English Explanatory Dictionary

pull-up

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
verb
  1. To do a pull-up or pull oneself up similarly.
noun
  1. Synonym of training pants (“undergarments worn by incontinent people, typically infants, to aid in toilet training during the transition between diapers and underpants”).
noun
  1. A pull-up resistor.

Pronunciation

/ˈpʊl.ʌp/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pull-up.wav

Word forms

pull-up pull-ups pullup pull up pull-upping pull-upped

Etymology

Deverbal from pull up.

Synonyms

training pants

Related words

pull-up boy push-up sit-up

Derived words

Australian pull-up pull-up bar
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