"pullup" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pullups [plural], pull-up [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English pull updeverb. English pullup Deverbal from pull up. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:deverbal|pull up|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English pull updeverb. English pullup [Appendix:Glossary#deverbal|Deverbal]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "pull up", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "deverbal" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "pullup", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="pullup"> Deverbal from pull up. Head templates: {{en-noun}} pullup (plural pullups)
  1. An exercise done for strengthening the arms and upper body, in which one lifts one's own weight while hanging from a bar.
    Sense id: en-pullup-en-noun-f9I54dlt
  2. (electronics) A pull-up resistor.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pull-up resistor Related terms: chin-up, push-up

Inflected forms

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