warming-up

warming-up

The athletes perform a warming-up routine on the field.

Definition
  1. Noun (uncountable):
    • Preparation for physical activity: "warming-up" refers to a set of light exercises or activities performed before more intense physical exertion to prepare the body, especially muscles and joints, for performance and to prevent injury.
    • Preliminary phase: It can also mean any preparatory period before a main event, such as a performance, competition, or meeting.
Usage Examples
  • (A period of light exercise to prepare for a game.)
  • (Preparation activities lower the chance of injury.)
  • (Preliminary practice or tuning.)
Advanced Usage

  • "warming-up period": a specific time set aside for preparation.

    • The warming-up period for the marathon included stretching and jogging. (A designated time for preparatory exercises.)

  • "to do a warming-up": to engage in preparatory exercises.

    • He always does a warming-up before lifting weights. (He performs light exercises before heavy lifting.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Warm-up (noun): a common alternative spelling, often used interchangeably with "warming-up".
    • The warm-up lasted 10 minutes. (Preparatory exercises for a short time.)
  • Warm up (verb phrase): to perform warming-up exercises.
    • She needs to warm up before the race. (To prepare physically.)
Synonyms
  • Preliminary exercise: light activity done before main exercise.
  • Stretching: a type of warming-up that involves extending muscles.
  • Loosening up: informal term for reducing muscle stiffness before activity.
Related Idioms
  • Warm up to something: to become more enthusiastic or familiar with an idea or activity (not directly related to physical warming-up).
    • It took him a while to warm up to the new routine. (To gradually accept or like something.)
  • Warm up the crowd: to entertain or energize an audience before a main performance.
    • The comedian warmed up the crowd before the headliner. (Prepared the audience for the main act.)
Phrasal Verbs
  • Warm up: to increase the temperature or prepare physically.
    • The athletes warmed up for 20 minutes. (They performed warming-up exercises.)