Synonyms for warm up
warm up

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1. warm-up, tune-up, prolusionverb

   exercising in preparation for strenuous activity

   Synonyms:
   warm-up, tune-up, prolusion, foreword, preface

2. warm upverb

   run until the normal working temperature is reached

   "We warmed up the car for a few minutes"

   Synonyms:
   loosen up, warm, limber up

3. warm upverb

   become more friendly or open

   "She warmed up after we had lunch together"

   Synonyms:
   loosen up, warm, limber up

4. warm, warm upverb

   get warm or warmer

   "The soup warmed slowly on the stove"

   Synonyms:
   loosen up, warm, limber up

5. warm upverb

   cause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the muscles

   "The coach warmed up the players before the game"

   Synonyms:
   loosen up, warm, limber up

6. limber up, warm up, loosen upverb

   make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to prepare for strenuous physical activity

   Synonyms:
   decompress, unlax, warm, unwind, limber up, loosen up, unstuff, unbend, limber, unstrain, make relaxed, relax, slow down

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   • Exercise
   • Run
   • Work

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1. Victoria Azarenka:

   Unfortunately in my first match I think I tweaked my back a little bit. It was really cold, and, I don't know, I think it's much easier to get a little bit hurt when it's that cold, the second match obviously I was in a lot of discomfort. Having a day off I thought it was going to get better. Today before my warm-up it did feel better, but once I started hitting it came back.

2. Joe Johnson:

   Riding in a car for two, 2 1/2 hours and then get out and have to warm up and play. That was tough.

3. Ernie Els:

   I haven't played with a lot of confidence and you can't play this game without having confidence, i didn't have the most perfect warm-up into the week. I didn't play any practice round or in the pro-am but I felt good this morning and my putter felt good.

4. Kazuki Takizawa:

   Short-term, high intensity exercises need vigorous warm-up, but long-term endurance exercises do not.

5. Joe Johnson:

   A lot of guys were staying in Jersey so the commute over here was tough, man, riding in a car for two, 2 1/2 hours and then get out and have to warm up and play. That was tough.