warm-up

🇺🇸 /ˈwɔːrm ʌp/ 🇬🇧 /ˈwɔːm ʌp/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000
noun
R

a short activity to prepare for a sport or exercise

Before the race, we did a warm-up to get our muscles ready.

R

a short performance before the main event

The comedian did a funny warm-up act before the rock band came on stage.

translation

n. a short activity to prepare for a sport or exercise; a short performance before the main event

Word Forms

Plural warm-ups