warm-up

noun

The act of exercising or stretching in preparation for strenuous activity.

“Drivers are allowed 5 minutes for warm-up before the race starts.”

Similar
tune-upprolusion
Opposite
warm-down
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Meanings

nounwarm-up (plural warm-ups)

plural warm-ups

  1. The act of exercising or stretching in preparation for strenuous activity.

    If you don't do your warm-ups properly you have a greater chance of injury.

  2. Any act of preparation for a performance.

    Drivers are allowed 5 minutes for warm-up before the race starts.

  3. A period of time allocated for performing warm-ups.

    Keep a sharp eye on the referee during warm-up to check out his mood.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
warm-down

nounexercising in preparation for strenuous activity

Similar
tune-upprolusion
Broader
preparationreadying
Also see
prolusiontune-up

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Deverbal from warm up.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 熱身 /热身, 準備 /准备
  • 熱身 /热身 (rèshēn)act of exercising or stretching in preparation for strenuous activity
  • 準備 /准备 (zhǔnbèi)act of preparation for a performance
  • 熱身時間 /热身时间 (rèshēn shíjiān)period of time allocated for performing warm-ups
  • 準備時間 /准备时间 (zhǔnbèi shíjiān)period of time allocated for performing warm-ups
Czech rozcvička
  • rozcvičkaact of exercising or stretching in preparation for strenuous activity
Danish opvarmning
  • opvarmningact of exercising or stretching in preparation for strenuous activity
Finnish lämmittely, verryttely
  • lämmittelyact of exercising or stretching in preparation for strenuous activity
  • verryttelyact of exercising or stretching in preparation for strenuous activity
  • lämmittelyact of preparation for a performance
  • lämmittelyperiod of time allocated for performing warm-ups
  • verryttelyperiod of time allocated for performing warm-ups
French échauffement
  • échauffementact of exercising or stretching in preparation for strenuous activity
German Aufwärmen, Aufwärmtraining
  • Aufwärmenact of exercising or stretching in preparation for strenuous activity
  • Aufwärmtrainingact of exercising or stretching in preparation for strenuous activity
Greek προθέρμανση
  • προθέρμανση (prothérmansi)act of exercising or stretching in preparation for strenuous activity
Hungarian bemelegítés
  • bemelegítésact of exercising or stretching in preparation for strenuous activity
Irish réamhaclaíocht, réamhaclaíocht
  • réamhaclaíochtact of exercising or stretching in preparation for strenuous activity
  • réamhaclaíochtperiod of time allocated for performing warm-ups
Italian riscaldamento
  • riscaldamentoact of exercising or stretching in preparation for strenuous activity
Japanese ウォームアップ, ウォームアップ
  • ウォームアップ (wōmuappu)act of exercising or stretching in preparation for strenuous activity
  • ウォームアップ (wōmuappu)act of preparation for a performance
  • ウォームアップ (wōmuappu)period of time allocated for performing warm-ups
Lithuanian apšilimas
  • apšilimasact of exercising or stretching in preparation for strenuous activity
Māori koiri, koiri
  • koiriact of exercising or stretching in preparation for strenuous activity
  • koiriact of preparation for a performance
Norwegian Bokmål oppvarming, oppvarming
  • oppvarmingact of exercising or stretching in preparation for strenuous activity
  • oppvarmingact of preparation for a performance
Polish rozgrzewka
  • rozgrzewkaact of exercising or stretching in preparation for strenuous activity
Portuguese aquecimento
  • aquecimentoact of exercising or stretching in preparation for strenuous activity
Russian разминка
  • разминка (razminka)act of exercising or stretching in preparation for strenuous activity
Slovak rozcvička, rozcvičovanie
  • rozcvičkaact of exercising or stretching in preparation for strenuous activity
  • rozcvičovanieact of exercising or stretching in preparation for strenuous activity
Spanish calentamiento
  • calentamientoact of exercising or stretching in preparation for strenuous activity
Swedish uppvärmning
  • uppvärmningact of exercising or stretching in preparation for strenuous activity
Turkish ısınma
  • ısınmaact of exercising or stretching in preparation for strenuous activity
Ukrainian розми́нка
  • розми́нка (rozmýnka)act of exercising or stretching in preparation for strenuous activity
Cite this entry
APA

warm-up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/warm-up

MLA

“warm-up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/warm-up. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “warm-up,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/warm-up.

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