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tune-up

tune-up

1 3.4
A short practice session to prepare for a sport or event
  • noun
  • /ˈtuːn ʌp/
translation icon : calentamiento
  • The coach suggested a tune-up session to help the athletes get ready for the upcoming competition.
  • final tune-up
  • needs a tune-up

Examples

  • To prepare for the marathon, she scheduled a series of tune-ups to enhance her endurance.

  • And this is after her first tune-up.

  • I was going to do a tune-up when I removed the second wire and noticed oil in the hole, enough to almost cover the plug.

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  • Your body is tuned up and queued up to be able to perform because you spent the last day, week, month, year in more of like a kind of like a ready position.

  • And now the two teams clear the ice and repair to their respective goals as we get set for the opening face-off in this final tune-up for these two teams before the olympic games in lake placid.

  • Before the big tournament, the team held a tune-up practice to sharpen their skills.

Synonyms

workout
vstune-up
236 2.0

A time when you do exercise to get fit

is a preparatory session aimed at immediate readiness for strenuous activity
warm-up
vstune-up
35 2.7

Light exercise you do before harder activity to get your body ready

is a short session aimed at preparing for a harder session or competition
pregame
vstune-up
  • US
7 3.5

A short time to warm up and get ready before a sports game

is a general preparatory session for strenuous activity or competition
practice session
vstune-up
7 2.9

A set time to repeat an activity like music or sports to get better at a skill

is specifically designed to ready participants for a tougher upcoming activity
warm-up routine
vstune-up
1 3.2

A set of light exercises done before hard exercise to prepare the body

is a session preparing for more strenuous activity or performance
prolusion
vstune-up
  • Archaic
9.9

A short activity or performance that prepares someone for a main activity

is a fuller preparatory practice aimed at upcoming strenuous effort
brushup
vstune-up
  • Informal
4.7

A short time of study or practice to improve skills

prepares for more intense action rather than only refreshing knowledge

Antonyms

12 3.5

A period of time with no movement or action

How Intense

boot camp
8 4.2
tune-up
1 3.4
warm-up
35 2.7

Surface Forms

tune-up singular
tune-ups plural

Morphology

tune-up = tune + up (semi-transparent) = tune + up

The sense is a metaphorical extension from adjusting machinery to preparing a person or routine; the components are clear but the human/exercise application is an extended use.

Etymology

Tune-up comes from tune, like tuning a guitar before a concert, and up, meaning 'get ready'. So a tune-up is a short practice or exercise session to prepare your body for harder activity.