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WARM UP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Performing mild exercises to prepare for some more strenuous activity
Example:
the marathon runner did not warm up and hurt himself
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("warm up" is a kind of...):
preparation; readying (the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "warm up" is one way to...):
exercise; work out (do physical exercise)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
warm-up (exercising in preparation for strenuous activity)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Cause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the muscles
Example:
The coach warmed up the players before the game
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "warm up" is one way to...):
exercise; work; work out (give a workout to)
put to work; work (cause to work)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "warm up"):
limber (cause to become limber)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
warm-up (exercising in preparation for strenuous activity)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Become more friendly or open
Example:
She warmed up after we had lunch together
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "warm up" is one way to...):
change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sense 4
Meaning:
Get warm or warmer
Example:
The soup warmed slowly on the stove
Synonyms:
warm; warm up
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "warm up" is one way to...):
change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sense 5
Meaning:
Run until the normal working temperature is reached
Example:
We warmed up the car for a few minutes
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "warm up" is one way to...):
operate; run (direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
