setting-up exercise

[ set-ing-uhp ]

/ ˈsɛt ɪŋˈʌp /

noun

any of a set of exercises, as deep knee bends and push-ups, for improving one's posture, muscle tone, or limberness, or for reducing one's weight.

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Nearby words

settee, setter, setting, setting lotion, setting rule, setting-up exercise, settle, settle a score, settle down, settle for, settle in

Origin of setting-up exercise

First recorded in 1895–1900

Also called set-up.

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