- stomach exercise
- nounan exercise designed to strengthen the abdominal muscles• Syn: ↑tummy crunch• Hypernyms: ↑exercise, ↑exercising, ↑physical exercise, ↑physical exertion, ↑workout• Hyponyms: ↑sit-up
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
stomach exercise
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stomach crunch — UK US noun [countable] [singular stomach crunch plural stomach crunches] an exercise to make your stomach flatter, done while lying on your back with your knees bent Thesaurus: physical exercise and exerciseshyponym … Useful english dictionary
stomach crunch — stomach ,crunch noun count an exercise to make your stomach flatter, done while lying on your back with your knees bent … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
exercise — ex|er|cise1 W2S1 [ˈeksəsaız US ər ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(for health)¦ 2¦(movement)¦ 3¦(for a skill)¦ 4¦(in a book)¦ 5¦(for a particular result)¦ 6¦(army/navy etc)¦ 7 the exercise of something ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: exercice, from … Dictionary of contemporary English
exercise — [[t]e̱ksə(r)saɪz[/t]] ♦♦ exercises, exercising, exercised 1) VERB If you exercise something such as your authority, your rights, or a good quality, you use it or put it into effect. [FORMAL] [V n] They are merely exercising their right to free… … English dictionary
stomach crunch — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms stomach crunch : singular stomach crunch plural stomach crunches an exercise to make your stomach flatter, done while lying on your back with your knees bent … English dictionary
physical exercise — noun the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit the doctor recommended regular exercise he did some exercising the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit • Syn: ↑exercise, ↑exercising, ↑physical exertion,… … Useful english dictionary
Abdominal exercise — Abdominal exercises are those that affect the abdominal muscles (colloquially known as the stomach muscles or abs ). Contents 1 Usage 2 Breakdowns 3 Types of abdominal exercises and effectiveness 3.1 … Wikipedia
Crunch (exercise) — Performing the crunch The crunch is one of the most common abdominal exercises. It primarily works the rectus abdominis muscle. Contents 1 Form … Wikipedia
Vacuum exercise — The vacuum exercise is an exercise which involves contracting some internal abdominal muscles, primarily the Transversus abdominis muscle, and not as much the diaphragm, the six pack muscles or abs which are trained through crunches, leg raises,… … Wikipedia
on a full stomach — with a stomach full of food, soon after eating a meal, on an empty stomach I ve heard that it s not a good idea to run or do strenuous exercise on a full stomach … English idioms
