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sit-up
ˈsit-up British English, sit‧up American English /ˈsɪtʌp/ noun [countable]

an exercise to make your stomach muscles strong, in which you sit up from a lying position, while keeping your feet on the floor ⇨ crunch:
    Jerry says he does two hundred sit-ups a day.


sit-upBrE /ˈsɪt ʌp/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsɪt ʌp/ 🔊 (also crunch) noun
an exercise for making your stomach muscles strong, in which you lie on your back on the floor and raise the top part of your body to a sitting position 仰卧起坐