warm up
— phrasal verb with warm uk/wɔːm/us/wɔːrm/verb [ I or T ]
(EVENT)
informal If an event warms up, it starts to become more interesting, enjoyable, or exciting:
The party was only just starting to warm up as I left.
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Becoming better
- alive
- bloom
- by/in leaps and bounds idiom
- come alive idiom
- come along
- consolidate
- move
- move on to bigger/better things idiom
- on the up (and up) idiom
- perk
- perk up
- pick
- rally
- shape
- straighten
- straighten up
- turn over a new leaf idiom
- turn sth around
- turn sth round
- warm
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(EXERCISE)
to prepare yourself for a physical activity by doing some gentle exercises and stretches:
If you don't warm up before exercising, you risk injuring yourself.
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Exercising & training
- aerial yoga
- Anti-Gravity yoga
- barbell
- bench press
- benchpress
- bodybuilding
- calisthenics
- cardio
- cross-trainer
- crunch
- exercise
- firm sth up
- limber
- multigym
- Pilates
- split
- t'ai chi
- train
- warm
- weight training
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