Definition of pull-up in US English:
pull-up
nounˈpo͝ol ˌəpˈpʊl ˌəp
1An exercise involving raising oneself with one's arms by pulling up against a horizontal bar fixed above one's head.
Example sentencesExamples
- If you're strong on this movement, perform it after pull-ups and heavy rowing exercises.
- Add variety to your workout with other great back exercises including pull-ups, chin-ups, machine rows, lat pull-downs and pullovers.
- For instance, a good time to train your grip strength is after pull-ups or other back exercises.
- In 2003, a week after elbow surgery to remove bone chips, Johnson was in the weight room doing one-arm pushups on a slant board and assisted one-arm pull-ups.
- But many applicants were unable to do even two horizontal bar pull-ups within one minute.
2A disposable diaper with an elasticated waistband enabling it to be pulled up and worn like underpants, typically worn by children during potty training.
now she only wears a pull-up at bedtime
he's toddling around in a pair of pull-ups
3An act of pulling up; a sudden stop.
adjectiveˈpo͝ol ˌəpˈpʊl ˌəp
(of a diaper) having an elasticated waistband enabling it to be pulled up and worn like underpants.
a little boy in a pull-up diaper