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English verb: warm up | |||
| 1. | warm up (social) run until the normal working temperature is reached | ||
| Samples | We warmed up the car for a few minutes. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | operate, run | ||
| 2. | warm up (change) become more friendly or open | ||
| Samples | She warmed up after we had lunch together. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
| 3. | warm up (change) get warm or warmer | ||
| Samples | The soup warmed slowly on the stove. | ||
| Synonyms | warm | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
| 4. | warm up (body) cause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the muscles | ||
| Samples | The coach warmed up the players before the game. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | exercise, put to work, work, work, work out | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | limber | ||
| 5. | warm up (body) make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity | ||
| Synonyms | limber up, loosen up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | exercise, work out | ||
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