tune-up
- noun
- /ˈtuːn ʌp/
- 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
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To prepare for the marathon, she scheduled a series of tune-ups to enhance her endurance.
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And this is after her first tune-up.
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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.
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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.
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Before the big tournament, the team held a tune-up practice to sharpen their skills.
Synonyms
A time when you do exercise to get fit
Light exercise you do before harder activity to get your body ready
A short time to warm up and get ready before a sports game
A set time to repeat an activity like music or sports to get better at a skill
A set of light exercises done before hard exercise to prepare the body
A short activity or performance that prepares someone for a main activity
A short time of study or practice to improve skills
Antonyms
How Intense
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.