Definition for sit-up - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	sit-up (sit-up) noun a physical exercise designed to strengthen the abdominal muscles, in which a person sits up from a supine position without using the arms for leverage.		Search results in the dictionary sit up and take notice in sit sit up or sit someone up in sit sit-up-and-beg take notice in notice More results » More words in this category A 2 aerobicized backhanded bandy 3 bantam bird dog clinch contact sport draft pick event final flight freestyle kicker open ref retiarius ringer 1 trotting uptempo Nearby Words Sistine Sistine Chapel sistrum Siswati Sisyphean Sisyphus sit sit-down sit-in sit-up sit-up-and-beg sit-upon Sita sitar sitatunga sitcom site Sitka sitkamer