warm up

Formswarms up, warming up, warmed up

1. 1
   phrasal verbtransitive

   To make something warm, or warm again, such as food.

   Can you warm up my pizza in the microwave?

   Dad warmed up some milk for the baby.

   Similarheat, reheat

   Oppositecool, chill

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2. 2
   phrasal verbfigurativelyintransitive

   To do easy exercises and stretches before harder exercise.

   We warm up before every soccer practice.

   She was warming up by stretching her legs.

3. 3
   noun · warm-upcountable

   Easy exercises and stretches you do before hard exercise.

   Our warm-up is a slow run and some stretching.

   Never skip your warm-ups before a big race.

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4. 4
   phrasal verbintransitive

   To get warmer.

   Drink some hot tea to warm up.

   The days are warming up now that spring is here.

   Oppositecool

5. 5
   phrasal verbtransitive or intransitive

   To get warm enough to work properly, or to make a machine do this.

   The old TV needs a minute to warm up.

   Dad warms up the car on cold mornings.

6. 6
   phrasal verbfigurativelyintransitive

   To slowly start to like someone or something more.

   Give him time and he'll warm up to the idea.

   The shy boy warmed up to his new teacher after a few days.

   Similarwarm

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7. 7
   phrasal verbfigurativelyintransitive

   To get ready for an activity by practicing first.

   Let's warm up with a few easy math problems before the test.

   The band warmed up behind the curtain before the show.

   Similarprepare, practice

8. 8
   noun · warm-upcountable

   Something you do to get ready before a show or performance.

   The singer did a quick warm-up before going on stage.

   The actors' warm-ups are silly games they play together.

   Similarpreparation

9. 9
   phrasal verbfigurativelytransitive

   To get the people watching excited before a show starts.

   A funny man warmed up the crowd before the concert.

   The DJ will warm up the audience for an hour.

   Similarrouse, energize, enliven

10. 10
    noun · warm-upuncountable

    The time given to get ready before a game or race.

    We watched the players kick balls around during warm-up.

    Warm-up lasts fifteen minutes before the game starts.

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11. 11
    phrasal verbtransitive

    In computers, to fill a cache with data before it is needed.

    Engineers warm up the cache before a big sale.

    The app warms up its cache when it starts.

    Similarwarm

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12. 12
    phrasal verbtransitive

    To send emails from a domain to give it a better reputation.

    We warmed up the new email domain for two weeks before the big sale.

    Companies warm up their domains slowly, a few emails at a time.

    Similarwarm

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