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sit–up
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sit–up
(noun)
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sit–up
/
ˈ
sɪtˌʌp/
noun
plural
sit–ups
sit–up
/
ˈ
sɪtˌʌp/
noun
plural
sit–ups
Learner's definition of SIT–UP
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an exercise in which you lie on your back and use your stomach muscles to raise the top part of your body to a sitting position
She does 50
sit-ups
every morning.
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