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warm-up

warm-up

35 2.7
Light exercise you do before harder activity to get your body ready
  • noun
  • /ˈwɔrmˌʌp/
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  • Before starting their workout, everyone did a quick warm-up to prevent injuries.
  • warm-up exercises
  • warm-up activities
  • a warm-up routine

So Danny, that began as a warm up act for the show.

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Examples

  • So Danny, that began as a warm up act for the show.

    Team Coco

  • With all the turns she had missed in the warm-up, she was beginning to think Amy was right.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • And there was this guy doing audience warm up, which is the job.

  • So it was actually an interesting warm up rehearsal process for that role.

  • Anyways, so do a quick warm up, then we'll get right into the show.

  • For example, you may wish to always begin with a group warm-up activity performed to favorite music.

    Academic text (1992)

  • The instructor activated background knowledge through a warm-up question or activity from the previous day's lesson.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Her responsibilities include running the warm-up sessions for players and managing the equipment during games and practices.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Imaginative and varied warm-ups are worth the extra effort it takes to prepare them.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Variety is a principal element in a highly effective warm-up procedure devised by John Paynter.

    Academic text (1990)

Synonyms

tune-up
vswarm-up
1 3.4

A short practice session to prepare for a sport or event

focuses on short light exercises for physical readiness rather than skill practice
warm-up routine
vswarm-up
1 3.2

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

is a single light activity focused on readiness rather than a planned series
prolusion
vswarm-up
  • Archaic
9.9

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

is the neutral everyday expression rather than the formal label

How Intense

workout
236 2.0
warm-up
35 2.7

Surface Forms

warm-up singular
warm-ups plural

Morphology

warm-up = warm + up (transparent) = warm + up

The noun is directly derived from the phrasal verb 'warm up' meaning to prepare by light exercise, so the activity sense is directly predictable from the base.

Etymology

Warm-up comes from the simple parts warm ('make hotter') and up ('get ready'), like when you 'warm up the oven' before baking or start a car before driving. So a warm-up is light activity that makes your body ready for harder exercise or performance.