{f} do exercises in preparation for a sporting event (Sports); prepare, get ready; cause to be excited or animated; make warmer
run until the normal working temperature is reached; "We warmed up the car for a few minutes
If you warm up for an event such as a race, you prepare yourself for it by doing exercises or by practising just before it starts. In an hour the drivers will be warming up for the main event see also warm-up
a period of swimming designed to acclimate the swimmer for a workout or a race During warm up, a swimmer generally experiences an increase in heart rate and respiration
A session usually a short time before a performance in which the actors prepare their bodies through a number of physical, mental, and musical exercises
If a comedian or speaker warms up an audience or the audience warms up, the audience is prepared for the main show or speaker by being told jokes, so that they are in a good mood. They would always come out and warm up the audience The crowd began to warm up
make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity
When a machine or engine warms up or someone warms it up, it becomes ready for use a little while after being switched on or started. He waited for his car to warm up We spent a frustrating five minutes while the pilot warmed up the engines
run until the normal working temperature is reached; "We warmed up the car for a few minutes"
cause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the muscles; "The coach warmed up the players before the game"
If you warm something up or if it warms up, it gets hotter. He blew on his hands to warm them up All that she would have to do was warm up the pudding The weather had warmed up