Definition of Warm up

1. Verb. Run until the normal working temperature is reached. "We warmed up the car for a few minutes"

Generic synonyms: Operate, Run

2. Verb. Become more friendly or open. "She warmed up after we had lunch together"
Generic synonyms: Change

3. Verb. Get warm or warmer. "The soup warmed slowly on the stove"
Exact synonyms: Warm
Generic synonyms: Change
Derivative terms: Warming

4. Verb. Cause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the muscles. "The coach warmed up the players before the game"
Generic synonyms: Exercise, Work, Work Out, Put To Work, Work
Specialized synonyms: Limber
Derivative terms: Warm-up

5. Verb. Make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity.
Exact synonyms: Limber Up, Loosen Up
Generic synonyms: Exercise, Work Out
Derivative terms: Warm-up

Definition of Warm up

1. Verb. (transitive) To make an audience enthusiastic or animated before a show ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To reach a normal operating temperature (of a car for example) ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To reheat food ¹

4. Verb. (intransitive) To become warmer ¹

5. Verb. (intransitive) To prepare for executing an already-learned activity by a limited amount of additional practice. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Warm Up

warm-ups
warm agglutinins
warm antibody
warm autoantibody
warm dark matter
warm down
warm front
warm fronts
warm fuzzies
warm fuzzy
warm line
warm regards
warm the bench
warm the cockles of someone's heart
warm to
warm up (current term)
warmable
warmaker
warmakers
warman
warmblood
warmblooded
warmbloods
warmdown
warmdowns
warmed
warmed-over
warmed-up
warmed up
warmen

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