Klingon word: ngolpel Part of speech: noun Definition: sit-up Source: qepHom 2021 _______________________________________________ REQUEST: "sit-up - the act of transitioning between a supine position, with knees bent up and feet optionally anchored, to a sitting position, especiallly as done repeatedly as a form of physical conditioning." (qepHom 2021) (qepHom 2021): The verb that goes with this is {mI'} "do calisthenics"; {jeqpel} [also {ngolpel}] would be the object of this verb. Though not required, the plural suffix {-mey} is used rather frequently in discussions about doing push-ups, especially when referring to the speaker's own accomplishments. Maltz's main form of exercise lately seems to be pacing. SEE: jeqpel push-up [sports] (n) REQUEST: "push-up - exercise, where the hands are placed under or in a lateral line with the shoulders, the legs extended and the spine kept straight while the body is raised by muscular effort." (qepHom 2021) SEE ALSO: baQpel pull-up (n) chap baQpel pull-up (one arm) (n) chap choQpel pull-up (n) choQpel pull-up (n) Sunpel gymnastics, acrobatics (n) toch baQpel chin-up (one arm) (n) toch choQpel chin-up (n) *pel [body exercise] (KlingonWiki) ngol move bat'leth from horizontal to vertical orientation (v) ngol move bat'leth from horizontal to vertical orientation (v) -- Voragh Ca'Non Master of the Klingons