nnoun.actperforming mild exercises to prepare for some more strenuous activityExamples:- the singers have to warm up
- the marathon runner did not warm up and hurt himself
Hypernyms:preparation readying
Inherited Hypernyms:warm uppreparationactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.socialrun until the normal working temperature is reachedExamples:- We warmed up the car for a few minutes
Hypernyms:operate run
Inherited Hypernyms:warm upoperatedirectmanagecontrol
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changebecome more friendly or openExamples:- She warmed up after we had lunch together
Hypernyms:change
Inherited Hypernyms:warm upchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.changeget warm or warmerSynset:warm
Examples:- The soup warmed slowly on the stove
Derivationally Related Form:warming
Hypernyms:change
Inherited Hypernyms:warmchange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.bodycause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the musclesExamples:- The coach warmed up the players before the game
Derivationally Related Form:warm-up
Hypernyms:exercise work work out put to work work
Inherited Hypernyms:warm upexerciseworkuse
Inherited Hypernyms:warm upworkuse
Direct Hyponyms:limber
Full Troponyms:limber
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.bodymake one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activitySynset:limber up loosen up
Derivationally Related Form:warm-up
Hypernyms:exercise work out
Inherited Hypernyms:limber upexercise
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s