variants
or less commonly warmup
1
: the act or an instance of warming up
also
: a preparatory activity or procedure
2
: a suit for exercise or casual wear consisting of a jacket or sweatshirt and pants
—often used in plural
called also warm-up suit
warmed up; warming up; warms up
: to engage in exercise or practice especially before entering a game or contest
broadly
: to get ready
Examples of warm-up in a Sentence
Noun
the couple's initial exchange of insults proved to be only a warm-up for their booze-fueled fight later that night
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The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
His workout also includes a warm-up, a free weights circuit, bodyweight challenge, hill sprints, core work and stretching.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Matt Cabral, EW.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Save up to $860 on an upholstered platform bed and warm up hard floors with a machine-washable rug with over 1,800 five-star ratings.
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Noun
Try it as a dynamic warm-up: Experts now generally recommend warming up the muscles with gentle movement, rather than static stretching.
—The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
His workout also includes a warm-up, a free weights circuit, bodyweight challenge, hill sprints, core work and stretching.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Verb
Comments Maeve is revealed to have pulled the strings behind Tommy's murder… and she's just getting warmed up.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 20 Apr. 2025
Save up to $860 on an upholstered platform bed and warm up hard floors with a machine-washable rug with over 1,800 five-star ratings.
—Ali Faccenda, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Warm-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warm-up. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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warm-up
1 of 2 noun
: the act or an instance of warming up
also
: a procedure (as a set of exercises) used in warming up
warm up
2 of 2 intransitive verb
: to engage in preliminary exercise (as to stretch the muscles)
important to warm up properly before running
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