push up

• Partikelverb, das die Handlung bezeichnet, etwas zu erhöhen oder zu steigern, z. B. Preise, Zahlen oder Niveaus.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of increasing or raising something, such as prices, numbers, or levels.

unzählbar · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Increase or raiseinformal

   To cause something to rise or increase in amount, level, or value.

   Erhöhen

   • The new policy pushed up the prices of goods.
   • High demand pushed up the cost of housing.
   • They pushed up their sales figures by launching a new campaign.

   Synonymeaugmentboostbump upelevatehikeincreasejack upraiseuplift

   Antonymelowerreduce

2. Physical exerciseinformal

   A strength-training exercise performed by raising and lowering the body using the arms.

   Liegestütz

   • He does fifty push-ups every morning.
   • She is working on improving her push-up form.
   • Push-ups are great for building upper body strength.

   Synonymepress-up

Grundverbpush