Push up or pushup?
push up is an adjective meaning “Supporting the breasts to increase their apparent size”; pushup is a noun meaning “Alternative form of push-up”. push up is written as two words and pushup as one word; they are used differently.
What is the difference between push up and pushup?
| push up | pushup | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | adjective, noun, verb | noun |
| Meaning | Supporting the breasts to increase their apparent size Designed to be worn rolled up 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 | Alternative form of push-up |
| Example | none recorded | none recorded |
| Forms | none | pushups |
| Pronunciation | /ˈpʊʃˌʌp/ | not recorded |
| In writing | not counted (the list counts single words) | about once in every 9 million words |
Sources: push up and pushup in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of push up and pushup
push up
- 1
Supporting the breasts to increase their apparent size
- 2
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
- 3
To perform a push-up, or to lift oneself off the ground in a push-up–like manner
- 4
To make (something) higher; to increase
- 5
Designed to be worn rolled up
- 6
A push-up bra
- 7
To arise or jut out from; to thrust from
pushup
- 1
Alternative form of push-up
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, push up or pushup?
push up is a phrase, which the list of single words does not count; pushup about once in every 9 million words.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).