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warm-up

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Deverbal from warm up.

noun warm-ups

  1. The act of exercising or stretching in preparation for strenuous activity. If you don't do your warm-ups properly you have a greater chance of injury.
  2. Any act of preparation for a performance. Drivers are allowed 5 minutes for warm-up before the race starts.
  3. A period of time allocated for performing warm-ups. Keep a sharp eye on the referee during warm-up to check out his mood.

Opposite: warm-down

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noun

Opposite: warm-down

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noun act of exercising or stretching in preparation for strenuous activity

Españolcalentamiento
日本語ウォームアップ wōmuappu
中文熱身 /热身 rèshēn
Portuguêsaquecimento
Françaiséchauffement
DeutschAufwärmen, Aufwärmtraining
Italianoriscaldamento
Ελληνικάπροθέρμανση prothérmansi
Русскийразминка razminka

noun act of preparation for a performance

日本語ウォームアップ wōmuappu
中文準備 /准备 zhǔnbèi

noun period of time allocated for performing warm-ups

日本語ウォームアップ wōmuappu
中文熱身時間 /热身时间 rèshēn shíjiān, 準備時間 /准备时间 zhǔnbèi shíjiān

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@misc{warm_up_2026,
  title = {warm-up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/warm-up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}