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sit-up

[sit-uhp]
–noun
an exercise in which a person lies flat on the back, lifts the torso to a sitting position, and then lies flat again without changing the position of the legs: formerly done with the legs straight but now usually done with the knees bent.

Origin:
1835–45; n. use of v. phrase sit up
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sit-up 
kind of physical exercise, 1955.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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