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TUNE-UP

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Adjustments made to an engine to improve its performance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("tune-up" is a kind of...):

adjustment; readjustment; registration (the act of adjusting something to match a standard)

Derivation:

tune up (adjust for (better) functioning)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Exercising in preparation for strenuous activity

Synonyms:

prolusion; tune-up; warm-up

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("tune-up" is a kind of...):

preparation; readying (the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose)

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