Push Up

Definition: Push Up

Push Up

Verb

1. Push upward.

2. Push upward; "The front of the trains that had collided head-on thrust up into the air".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonym: Push Up

Crosswords: Push Up

Business

In this segment, importers are attempting to position major U.S. brands, making it possible to push up prices by offering name brands. (references)

Economic History

Mexico

The new administration that took office in December of 2000 has indicated the desire to build over 1,000,000 new homes per year from 2001 to 2006. Major construction companies working with housing agencies will push up demand for building materials compared with the last five years. (references)

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Arabic 

‏زاد (add, augment, boost, compound, dispense with, enhance, extend, get dearer, grow, heighten, increase, jump, provisions, put up with smth., supplement, swell, victuals), ‏رفع (boost, brace, bring to his feet, bring up, cat, crane, dismiss, elevate, elevation, exalt, expand, fork out, heave, heighten, hike, hoist, hold up, inflate, jack, lever, leverage, lift, lifting, mount, pick, pick me up, pick up, promote, purchase, put up with smth., raise, rear, rise, rising, rode, roll up, scroll, send up, set up, sling, take up, thrust, turn up, up-end, upheave, uphold, uplift). (various references)

Bulgarian 

напредвам (advance, develop, forge ahead, gain, get on, go, go ahead, move, move on, move onwards, proceed, progress, push, push forward, push on, roll, walk), издигам се (advance, arise, arose, ascend, aspire, flow, go up, jump, loft, move up, peak, rise, rise in the world, shoot up, tower, uprise). (various references)

French

pompe (force pump, pump, pumps), relever (to pull out), faire monter, augmenter (put on, put up, put up with smth.). (various references)

German

hochtreiben (bull, drive up, force up, inflate, inflation, pushup, put up, send up), hochstoßen, hochschieben (lift, lift up, put up), hochdrücken (edge up), hinaufstoßen, hinaufschieben, heranrücken (advance, approach, come near, draw near). (various references)

Greek 

ανεβάζω (boost, put up, send up, stage). (various references)

Hungarian

feltol (to push up), felnyom (to push up), alulról szagolja az ibolyát (to push up the daisies). (various references)

Italian

spingere in su, flessione sulle braccia (press up), far salire (jump, raise). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

突き上�'る (to push up, to toss), 押し上�'る (to boost, to force up, to push up), 押上�'る (to boost, to force up, to push up). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

おしあ�'る (to boost, to force up, to push up), つきあ�'る (to push up, to toss). (various references)

Manx

seiy seose, broojey seose, broo seose. (various references)

Pig Latin

ushpay upay

Spanish

tracción (press up, pull, pull up, pulling, traction), levantar (adjourn, boost, break up, build, dig up, draw up, elevate, erect, flush, get up, heave, heft, hitch, hoist, hold up, Jack, lever, lift, lift up, pick up, prick, pull up, put up, raise, raise up, rear, ring up, rouse, set up, spring, start, take, tip, to raise, up, wind up), hacer subir (bring up, call up, send up, show up), dar un empujón, ayudar a subir (hand in). (various references)

Turkish

yukarı itmek, yükseltmek (advance, amplify, boost, bump up, drive up, elevate, enhance, ennoble, escalate, exalt, force, get up, heighten, hike up, increase, Jack, jack up, lift, lift up, Louden, mark up, promote, raise, rear, rise, run up, scale up, screw up, send up, set up, step up, strengthen, swell out, swell up, up, upgrade, upheave, uplift), şınav. (various references)

Ukrainian

зрушувати (dislodge), зарядка, жим з упору, протегувати. (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: pushup.

-2 letters: pups, push.

-3 letters: hup, pup, pus, sup, ups.

-4 letters: sh, uh, up, us.

+1 letter: pushups.