Definitions for sit-up
sit-up

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sit-upverb

   a stomach exercise in which a person sits up from a supine position without using the arms for leverage

2. stay up, sit upverb

   not go to bed

   "Don't stay up so late--you have to go to work tomorrow"; "We sat up all night to watch the election"

3. sit upverb

   change to an upright sitting position

   "He sat up in bed"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sit-upnoun

   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 stengthen her muscles.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sit-up

   The sit-up (or curl-up) is an abdominal endurance training exercise to strengthen, tighten and tone the abdominal muscles. It is similar to a crunch (crunches target the rectus abdominis and also work the external and internal obliques), but sit-ups have a fuller range of motion and condition additional muscles.

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1. Sit-up

   the hip flexors and abdominal muscles. It has overlap with crunch. `e ground. Some argue that situps can be dangerous due to high compressive lumbar load and may be replaced with the crunch in exercise programs. Strength exercises such as sit-ups and push-ups do not cause the spot reduction of fat. Gaining a 'six pack' requires both abdominal muscle hypertrophy training and fat loss over the abdomen — which can only be done by losing fat from the body as a whole. In contrary to crunches, sit-ups do involve the quadratus lumborum muscle. If this muscle gets too strong, it could lead to Lordosis.

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1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sit-up in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sit-up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of sit-up in a Sentence

1. Nicola Sturgeon:

   The general election on May 7 is a fantastic opportunity for Scotland to make Westminster sit up and take notice, by holding the balance of power in a hung Parliament, SNP MPs can work with others to lock David Cameron out of Downing Street -- and ensure that Scotland's priorities become priorities at Westminster.

2. Unknown:

   It doesn't do any good to sit up and take notice if you keep on sitting.

3. Nick Cannon:

   I try to teach you have a power within you that you need to fear nothing, but when they see the energy of law enforcement, it's,' Uh, oh, here comes the police !' or that mindset of,' Sit up straight ! Don't talk ! Keep your hands where they can see...' These are things that I'm talking to a 3-year-old about or a 9-year-old about and they bring those questions to me.

4. Geoff Hill:

   He was just about to sit up on his board then there's been, his board's flipped up, he's gone in the water, a tail's been thrashing, he's got a couple of punches in, and he's got damage to his hand as a result of that.

5. New Zealand swimmer Matthew Stanley:

   It's really one of the funniest things I've seen in the Olympic Games so far, have any of you guys been to Bali before ? You see the lifeguards and they sit up on the tower drinking Bintangs( beer) all day. That's what it reminded me of.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sit-up
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sit-Up
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sit-Up
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=sit-up