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Definition of Tune up

1. Verb. Adjust for (better) functioning. "Tune the engine"

2. Verb. Adjust the pitches of (musical instruments). "My piano needs to be tuned"

Definition of Tune up

1. Verb. To make adjustments to an engine in order to improve its performance ¹

2. Verb. To make preparations for vigorous exercise; to warm up ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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Literary usage of Tune up

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. English Mechanic and World of Science: With which are Incorporated "the (1891)
"... (or both right-hand strings if the piano is a trichord), tune up the left- hanu string until it is exactly the same pitch as the tuning-fork. ..."

2. Labor: Hiring Workers, Teaching Men to Do Better Work, Wage-payment Plans (1915)
"... though formerly when the papers were brought in on hand trucks, the work was uneven and less effective man by man. FINDING PACE-MAKERS THAT tune up THE ..."

3. Representative One-act Plays by British and Irish Authors by Clark, Barrett Harper, 1890- (1921)
"[The musicians in the ballroom opposite begin to tune up their fiddles. ... tune up! tune up! And Peggie Lovel promised me the first dance! tune up! NURSE. ..."

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