to warm
- verb
- /wɔrm/
- We gotta warm you up, buddy!
- the climate is warming
- the Earth is warming
- warm or cool
Anything to warm up bro that's so cool.
- Anything to warm up bro that's so cool.
- And so that's what they're using to warm the pouches on orbit.
- When I feel cold, you warm me.
- If you're a real gamer, you know how to warm your hands like that.
- But I think just warm up in the kids room maybe.
- Let's just warm it on up, match it on up.
Examples
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The coach had us run a few laps to warm up before the big game.
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Participants were encouraged to warm up and stretch properly before testing.
Academic text (2012) -
But then we need to warm up to wake up.
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Let it come back in again and warm your face.
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When I feel cold, you warm me.
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Teaching your students how to warm up on their own can also produce benefits.
Academic text (1995) -
"I'll just sit here and warm my feet by the fire."
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Here, take a swig of this, it'll warm you up.
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Some patients find rubbing or warming affected areas with heated wheat bags helpful.
Academic text (2012) -
After a long day in the cold, I sat by the heater to warm my hands.
Synonyms
To make something hot or warmer
Become or make something less cold
To make something hot or warm
To make something warm or raise its temperature
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Specialized
An animal that keeps a steady temperature inside its body, like humans and birds
How Warm
Surface Forms
Etymology
Warm as a verb comes from the same old word wearm meaning 'comfortably hot'. So to warm something is to give it heat or make it feel hotter.