WARM-UP

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Exercising in preparation for strenuous activity

Synonyms:

prolusion; tune-up; warm-up

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("warm-up" is a kind of...):

preparation; readying (the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose)

Derivation:

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

warm up (cause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the muscles)