warm up (/wɔːrm ʌp/)

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verb  ·  Intermediate  ·  Daily Life

🔊 /wɔːrm ʌp/

Meaning

Meaning: prepare by exercise

To do gentle exercise to prepare your body for activity, or to make something warmer.

Examples

🗣 Always warm up before you start running.

Etymology

From ‘warm’ plus ‘up’, describing raising temperature or readiness.

How & Where It’s Used

Common in sports and fitness.

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Tags: phrasal-verb

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