sit-up

See also: situp and sit up

English

Alternative forms

situp, sit up

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈsɪt.ʌp/

Noun

sit-up (plural sit-ups)

An exercise in which the abdominal muscles are contracted, bringing the torso of a person lying down to a more upright position.
Susan's doing sit-ups to strengthen her muscles.

Coordinate terms

(exercise): crunch, trunk curl

Translations

exercise in which the abdominal muscles are contracted

Catalan: abdominals (ca) m pl
Chinese:
Cantonese: 仰臥起坐 (joeng⁵ ngo⁶ hei² zo⁶)

Mandarin: 仰臥起坐 (zh), 仰卧起坐 (zh) (yǎngwò-qǐzuò)

Min Nan: 䖙倒練腰, 䖙倒练腰 (the-tó liān io)
Czech: sedoleh m
Finnish: vatsarutistus, istumaannousu
French: abdominaux (fr) m pl, abdos (fr) m pl
Hungarian: felülés
Italian: addominali (it) m pl

Japanese: 腹筋 (fukkin), シットアップ (ja) (shittoappu)
Korean: 윗몸 일으키기 (winmom ireukigi)
Lithuanian: pritūpimas m
Polish: brzuszek (pl) m
Portuguese: abdominal (pt) f
Romanian: abdomen (ro) n
Russian: приседа́ние (ru) n (prisedánije)
Serbo-Croatian: trbušnjak (sh) m
Spanish: abdominal (es) m

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