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pull-up

or ±è³Ü±ô±ô·³Ü±è

[ pool-uhp ]

noun

  1. an exercise consisting of chinning oneself, as on a horizontal bar attached at each end to a doorpost.
  2. a flight maneuver in which an aircraft climbs sharply from level flight.


pull up

verb

  1. tr to remove by the roots
  2. often foll bywith or on to move level (with) or ahead (of) or cause to move level (with) or ahead (of), esp in a race
  3. to stop
  4. tr to rebuke
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an exercise in which the body is raised up by the arms pulling on a horizontal bar fixed above the head
  2. old-fashioned.
    a roadside café
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pull-up1

First recorded in 1850–55; noun use of verb phrase pull up
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Crowded by a double team, Betts was called for a travel and Southern guard Taniya Lawson converted the turnover into a pull-up jumper on the next possession to move the Jaguars to within 12 points.

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He shook off a defender and hit a pull-up.

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Doncic’s 45 points came from the wild array of skills he possesses — deep threes, drives where he pulled the emergency brake for a pull-up jumper and trips to the line thanks to his physicality.

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In need of a confidence boost, UCLA’s Dylan Andrews followed a pull-up jumper with a tough turnaround baseline jumper to pull his team within 53-47 with 12:36 left.

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The equipment can range from basic pull-up bars to gym-style bench presses and rowing machines.

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