tune-upn.
/ˈtjuːnʌp/, /ˈtʃuːnʌp/, U.S. /ˈt(j)unəp/ Originally U.S.
1. The action, or an act, of tuning up (literal and figurative).
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the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > [noun] > adjustment for accuracy or smooth operation
squaring1838
truing1852
tuning1863
calibrating1897
fine tuning1915
tune-up1933
tune1971
tweaking1975
society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > pitch > tuning or intonation > [noun]
temperure1390
modulation1543
tuning1554
temperature1592
temperament1728
intonation1776
just intonation1850
tuning1902
tune-up1977
1933 Automotive Electrician Nov. 16 (heading) Analyzing the need for winter tune-up.
1959 Sunday Times 22 Mar. 24/8 My old two-litre hot-rod after its last disastrous tune-up.
1962 Daily Tel. 17 Jan. 20/5 Parties begin on election tune-up... Preliminary moves to ‘tune-up’ the Conservative and Labour party machines for the next general election have already begun.
1968 ‘E. Lathen’ Stitch in Time viii. 71 He always does the tune-ups on Dr Neverson's sports cars.
1977 Rolling Stone 16 June 12/1 They still take ten-minute tuneups between songs.
2. Sport (chiefly U.S.). An event that serves as a practice for a subsequent one.
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society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [noun] > types of
all comersc1450
after-gamea1500
fore-game1594
revenge1616
plate1639
set-to1743
return match1753
bye1754
scrub-race1791
anybody's game (also race, match)1826
return1834
barney1843
bonspiel1858
handicap1861
pennant1865
home-and-home1868
benefit match1871
run-off1873
international1877
American tournament1878
Grand Prix1879
single1884
friendly1885
all-comers1889
pair1890
championship1893
round robin1894
replay1895
Olympiad1896
junior varsity1902
lightning tournament1903
rematch1903
road trip1903
pickup1905
freestyle1906
marathon1908
test1908
Derby1909
scrimmage1910
eliminator1911
twosome1911
triala1914
quadrangular1916
slug-fest1916
varsity match1921
needle contest1922
curtain jerker1923
needle match1923
open1926
needle fight1927
knock-out1928
shirt1930
masters1933
pro-amateur1934
tune-up1934
World Cup1934
pro-am1937
state1941
sizzler1942
runathon1943
mismatch1954
run-out1955
match-up1959
squeaker1961
triple-header1961
Super Bowl1967
invitational1968
needle game1970
major1976
slobberknocker1986
1934 Collier's 11 Aug. 48/3 Webb..intended starting Black Gold in a few tune-up races.
1940 Sun (Baltimore) 19 Aug. 20/5 The rain..spoiled several attempts to stage an informal flying exhibit as a tuneup for the annual meet.
1946 Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch 10 Apr. 16/3 A couple of Purple Heart fighters..went along fine in easy tuneups.
1962 Times 25 Apr. 4/5 Warburg, who must have benefited from his thorough tune-up against Hughes.
1979 E. Newman Sunday Punch xx. 181 ‘When's Turner?’ ‘In about four months. I have a tune-up in Pittsburgh first.’
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