warming up

Meaning

Noun

a regime of gentle exercise undertaken before some strenuous exercise or sport

Verb

present participle and gerund of warm up

warm up

1. (intransitive) To become warmer.
2. (transitive) To heat or reheat (e.g. food).
3. (intransitive, transitive) To reach, or cause to reach, a normal operating temperature (of a car for example).
4. (figuratively, intransitive) To physically or mentally prepare oneself, something or someone for an activity.
5. (figuratively, intransitive) To physically or mentally prepare oneself, something or someone for an activity.
6. (figuratively, transitive) To physically or mentally prepare oneself, something or someone for an activity.
7. (figuratively, intransitive) Synonym of warm (to favor increasingly).
8. (transitive) Synonym of warm (“prepopulate a cache”).
9. (Internet, transitive) Synonym of warm (“send mail from a domain to improve reputation”).

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Synonyms

heating

warming

limber up

warm up

warm-up

limbering up

Translations

escalfament

aufwärmend

s’apprêter

riscaldamento

opwarming

calentamiento