tune-upnoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˈtʃuːn.ʌp/us/ˈtuːn.ʌp/tune-up noun [ C usually singular ] (OF ENGINE)
UK also tune the act of making small changes to an engine so that it works as well as possible:
The engine needs a tune-up, and can you test the brakes too, please?
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Engineering - mechanical
- -engined
- artificer
- automatic
- automatically
- automative
- hydraulic
- internal combustion engine
- mechanic
- mechanical
- mechanically
- octane
- octane number
- outboard motor
- pedal
- strip
- tick
- torque
- tune
- vane
- wheelbase
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tune-up noun [ C usually singular ] (PREPARATION)
the act of preparing for something, or of preparing something for something:
a tune-up game/fight
In a tune-up for his presidential race, he ran for a seat in Croatia's parliament.