warm up English

Meaning warm up meaning

What does warm up mean?

warm up

— verb run until the normal working temperature is reached We warmed up the car for a few minutes

— verb become more friendly or open She warmed up after we had lunch together

— verb cause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the muscles The coach warmed up the players before the game

— verb (= limber up) make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity

— verb (= warm) get warm or warmer The soup warmed slowly on the stove

Synonyms warm up synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as warm up?

warm up English » English

heat up

heat

warm

warm over

limber up

hot up

get warm

boil up

warm oneself

melt

loosen up

grow warm

become hot

thaw

stuffy

become warm

wrap oneself up

warn over

warming up

warming

warmed

tighten

sunbathe

sun oneself

stoke

scorch

rub

roast

press

preheat

performance

overheat

muggy

make warm

make hot

limbering up

limber

lighting off

light-up

light the fire

laid fire

kindling

ignition

hop up

heated up

heated

get hot

firing up

firing

fire up

Topics warm up topics

What do people use warm up to talk about?

States Quality

Hot

• What words refer to something becoming hot?
  warm up get hot thaw melt temperature is rising
• What words refer to making something hot?
  heat something warm something thaw something melt something take the chill off heat up reheat warm up

Social behavior Social activity Music

Play music

• What words refer to adjusting an instrument so that it plays correctly?
  tune in tune out of tune sharp flat warm up

Social behavior Social activity Entertainment, recreation

Sports

• What do athletes do?
  play compete competition struggle engage in a sport/contest participate exercise physical exercise train training calisthenics warm up workout break the rules pull ahead