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/ˈpʊʃˌʌp/
Adjective
Supporting the breasts to increase their apparent size.
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Talk about lucky stripes: This push-up top features pads to provide oomph and make sure the girls stay sunny-side up.
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I paused to say, “Good,” then returned to breathing and vocalizing while I repeatedly bent over, stretched, and rolled up slowly, warming up my spine—and ignoring the way the wires of my push-up corset poked and squeezed me.
In the sharper light of his hotel room, the woman's skin looked overpowdered; her bra was push-up, a pendant nestled in the cleavage.
Designed to be worn rolled up.
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Season's most popular blouses feature push-up sleeves, little- boy collars, dainty ties.
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These intriguing outfits feature harem pants with long draped front-panel belts, slinky, sleeveless coats, flowing dresses that cling, trousers with push-up legs and deep-cut pants that reveal a whole lot of slim, smooth belly- button and all!
A lovely body-skimming blouson with flattering full sleeves and wide push-up cuffs.
Noun
An exercise done to improve upper body strength, performed by resting on one's toes and hands and pushing one's weight off the floor.
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2008, 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.
A push-up bra.
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Push-ups give girls with smaller breasts an extra bit of lift and shape.
Verb
To perform a push-up, or to lift oneself off the ground in a push-up–like manner.
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Jenk kept off to the side, but joined the class as they started their push-ups.[…] Jenk push-upped, eyes on the ground.