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I always like to break out and address the audience. In 'The History Boys', for instance, without any ado, the boys will suddenly turn and talk to the audience and then go back into the action. I find it more adventurous doing it in prose than on the stage, but I like being able to make the reader suddenly sit up.
Alan Bennett

Meaning of "sit up" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SIT UP

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SIT UP

noun
adjective
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conjunction
determiner
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Sit up is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES SIT UP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sit up

Sit-up

The sit-up is an abdominal strength training exercise commonly performed to strengthen the abdominal muscles. It is similar to a crunch, but sit-ups have a fuller range of motion and condition additional muscles. Sit-ups target the hip flexors, rectus abdominus and also work the iliopsoas, tensor fasciae latae, rectus femoris, sartorius, and, to a very small degree, the obliques. Using a weight to intensify sit-up It begins with lying with the back on the floor, typically with the arms across the chest or hands behind the head and the knees bent in an attempt to reduce stress on the back muscles and spine, and then elevating both the upper and lower vertebrae from the floor until everything superior to the buttocks is not touching the ground. Some argue that situps can be dangerous due to high compressive lumbar load and may be replaced with the crunch in exercise programs. Strength exercises such as sit-ups and push-ups do not cause the spot reduction of fat. Gaining a "six pack" requires both abdominal muscle hypertrophy training and fat loss over the abdomen—which can only be done by losing fat from the body as a whole.

Definition of sit up in the English dictionary

The first definition of sit up in the dictionary is to raise from a recumbent to an upright or alert sitting posture. Other definition of sit up is to remain out of bed and awake, esp until a late hour. Sit up is also to become suddenly interested or alert.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SIT UP

sit back
sit down
sit in judgment
sit on
sit on the fence
sit out
sit over
sit shivah
sit tight
sit under
sit up like Jackie
sit-down
sit-down money
sit-down strike
sit-in
sit-up
sit-ups
Sita
sitar
sitarist

WORDS THAT END LIKE SIT UP

beat up
camp it up
cut up
eat up
fit up
get up
keep it up
let up
light up
lit up
live it up
mix it up
put up
set up
shut up
split up
start up
straight up
wait up
whoop it up

Synonyms and antonyms of sit up in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «sit up» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SIT UP

Find out the translation of sit up to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sit up from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sit up» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

仰卧起坐
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sentadilla
570 millions of speakers

English

sit up
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चुप बैठो
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجلوس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сидеть
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

abdominal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বসা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

abdominal
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Duduk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rumpfbeuge
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

腹筋運動
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

윗몸 일으키기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Njagong
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đứng dậy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உட்கார்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बसा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Oturmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

addominale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

siedzieć
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сидіти
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

stai
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καθίσει επάνω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sitta upp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sitte opp
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sit up

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10 QUOTES WITH «SIT UP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sit up.
1
Nigel Barker
Someone who is comfortable, someone who is happy, you see them immediately sit up, stand up and feel better about themselves. If you're able to capture that in a picture, that's the most beautiful picture you can ever take of someone.
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Alan Bennett
I always like to break out and address the audience. In 'The History Boys', for instance, without any ado, the boys will suddenly turn and talk to the audience and then go back into the action. I find it more adventurous doing it in prose than on the stage, but I like being able to make the reader suddenly sit up.
3
Douglas Booth
Sometimes a script comes along that really makes you sit up and pay attention... 'Life at These Speeds' has an emotional intensity that really kicked me in the guts.
4
Faith Evans
I don't have time to sit up and write songs all day. Maybe one day when my kids get older.
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Pat Gillick
For me, the most important thing is running a good clubhouse. The X's and the O's - you sit up in the stands and, for the most part, a lot of fans go to the game and they know what's going to happen. You're going to hit and run, steal, put a pitcher in, take a pitcher out.
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Dave Grohl
It's tough to go to sleep at night, and I wake up after five hours because I feel like I'm wasting time. I just sit up at night and think about what I can do next.
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Steve Harvey
Hollywood is run by people who sit up in their executive office, who are not connected to Mississippi, Alabama, Chicago, South Carolina. They know nothing about that, they don't go to church, and they make their decisions about what they think is right.
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Freddie Hubbard
We all kind of grew up together with Art Blakey because we all were young and he gave us a chance to write. We had to write something that was good and to sit up with a great guy like Art Blakey and watch him.
9
Jean Kerr
A lawyer is never entirely comfortable with a friendly divorce, anymore than a good mortician wants to finish his job and then have the patient sit up on the table.
10
Rico Love
I really was kind of like a musical nerd. I would watch VH1's 'Behind The Music.' That was heavy when I was a kid. I would sit up and want to watch that all day instead of going outside sometimes.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SIT UP»

Discover the use of sit up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sit up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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7 Weeks to 300 Sit-Ups: Strengthen and Sculpt Your Abs, ...
Packed with clear charts and helpful photos, "7 Weeks to 300 Sit-Ups" tells you everything you need to know about the ultimate exercise for your core and includes: - Instructions on how to do a perfect sit-up - Easy-to-follow progressive ...
Brett Stewart, 2012
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Norms for Fitness, Performance, and Health
CHAPTER. Muscular. Endurance. TABLE 4. 1 YMCA Norms for the Sit-Up Test in. Muscular endurance refers to the ability of a muscle or group of muscles to repeatedly move against a submaximal resistance. Typical endurance tests require ...
Jay Hoffman, 2006
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Sit Up: Sustainable Seating Stories
SIT UP gets to the bottom of sixteen seats that combine the fundamentals of seating design – user comfort, quality and style –with a passion for sustainability. The results are truly 'good' and gorgeous. SIT UP investigates their journeys from  ...
[re]design, 2007
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Low Back Disorders: Evidence-based Prevention and Rehabilitation
For example, the traditional sit-up imposes approximately 3300 N (about 730 Ib) of compression on the spine (Axler and McGill, 1997). (Figure 5.8 illustrates psoas and abdominal muscle activation levels in a variety of flexion tasks, while ...
Stuart McGill, 2007
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BTEC National Sport
One-minute. sit. up. The one-minute sit-up test is similar to the press-up test in nature, as it measures local muscular endurance. It is also known as the curl-up or abdominal curl test. It is important that ...
George Caplan, 2007
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Physical Activity and Health of Hong Kong Youth
As for muscular fitness, Table 2 indicates that most fitness batteries in Hong Kong have adopted the traditional 1-min flexed leg sit-up speed test to evaluate " abdominal muscle strength and endurance". This 1-min sit-up test is similar to the  ...
David P. Johns, Koenraad J. Lindner, 2006
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Firm and Flatten Your ABS
It's ironic, but the sit-up, which is the most popular exercise in the world for the abdominals, might be the absolute worst exercise and could even be dangerous for some people under some circumstances. What most people don't realize is that ...
David Grisaffi, 2012
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Weekly World News
A FIRMER STOMACH IN WEEKS AND SAFER FOR YOUR LOWER BACK This revolutionary stomach exerciser targets the proper abdominal muscles so each and every sit-up is more effective and safer than ordinary sit-ups with feet locked in ...
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Quick Clicks: Fast and Fun Behaviors to Teach Your Dog with ...
Teach the dog to do a Sit Up using the same basic directions, by adjusting where your hand is. (See pictures.) Sit Up uses a lot of muscles in the dog's back, and is a terrific conditioning behavior. Stand Up uses multiple muscles in the dog's ...
Mandy Book, Cheryl S. Smith, 2010
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Punch
Why did I sit up, then ? Because I chose to sit up — but that's my thanks. No, it's no use your talking, Caudle ; I never will let the girl sit up for you, and there 's an end. "What do you say ? Why does she sit up with me, then ? That 's quite a ...
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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SIT UP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sit up is used in the context of the following news items.
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Jimmy Greaves out of intensive care and able to sit up as former …
A statement from the family released to Press Association read: "We can tell you that Jimmy is out of intensive care and is able to sit up in bed. Whilst he is by no ... «The Independent, May 15»
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Learn to sit up straight with the posture device that reduces back pain
A wearable device that encourages you to sit up straight to help back ailments and improve posture has smashed its online crowdfunding target. While sufferers ... «BT.com, Apr 15»
3
Do sit-ups really help reduce belly fat?
A lot of workout tutorials include sit ups as one of the exercises that help you lose those unwanted pounds around the waist. But are sit ups really helpful in belly ... «Times of India, Apr 15»
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Preston: Jermaine Beckford 'could not sit up' with ear infection
Preston: Jermaine Beckford 'could not sit up' with ear infection. Use accessible player and disable flyout menus. Jermaine Beckford. Please turn on JavaScript. «BBC Sport, Mar 15»
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Do sit ups really reduce belly? Find out!
A lot of workout tutorials include sit ups. But are sit ups really helpful in belly fat reduction? Here are a few things that one should know before relying only on sit ... «Times of India, Jan 15»
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Sit up straight for a better sex life
It turns out your parents yelling at you to sit up straight at the dinner table may really have been for your own good, since better posture could even impact on ... «iAfrica.com, Sep 14»
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Boy with cerebral palsy learns to walk after special school helps …
A child with severe cerebral palsy has learned to sit up unsupported, to walk with a frame and to crawl unaided after joining a special school where his brain is ... «Daily Mail, May 14»
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The price is £68m as shopping channel Sit Up TV hopes to clear debt
Sit Up TV broadcasts on Freeview with more than 300 hours of live demonstrations a week and employs 350 staff. The main creditors are understood to be ... «This is Money, Mar 14»
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The health hazards of sitting
We know sitting too much is bad, and most of us intuitively feel a little guilty after a ... When you stand, move or even sit up straight, abdominal muscles keep you ... «Washington Post, Jan 14»
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The Science Behind Posture and How It Affects Your Brain
For example, when we sit up straight, we are more likely to remember positive memories or think of something positive in general, according to this experiment. «Lifehacker, Nov 13»

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