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shakeout

1 6.0

A short easy run to loosen muscles before a race

noun
/ˈʃeɪkaʊt/

Jargon

: calentamiento

After warming up, the coach suggested a short shakeout to prepare for the race.

Examples

Before the big marathon, many runners do a quick shakeout to loosen their muscles.
Just made it back from the shakeout run and now the plan is to waste zero time and not shower and get out there and explore this city.
He usually goes for a light shakeout in the park before every intense workout.

Antonyms

rest

654 1.0

A period when you stop activity to relax or sleep

tough workout

1 3.0

A hard set of exercises that makes you very tired

How Intense

sprint

44 2.1

to run

∞ 1.0

shakeout

Jargon

1 6.0

jog

28 1.0

to walk

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

shakeout singular

shakeouts plural

Morphology

shakeout = shake + out (semi-transparent) = shake + out

Derived from the phrasal verb 'shake out' in the sense of loosening or restoring (one's legs); the athletic meaning is a metaphorical but fairly transparent extension for learners familiar with phrasal verbs.

Etymology

Shakeout comes from the words shake and out, like giving your legs a quick shake to send tightness 'out' and make them feel loose. So a running shakeout is a short, easy run to loosen muscles before a race.