Crossword clues for warm-up
warm-up
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"act or practice of exercising or practicing before an activity," 1915; earlier in literal sense, "a heating" (of something), 1878, from verbal phrase warm up, which is from 1868 in the sense "exercise before an activity." Earlier in reference to heating food (1848), and earliest (c.1400), figuratively, of persons. In reference to appliances, motors, etc., attested from 1947.
Wiktionary
a. attributive use of the noun n. 1 The act of exercising or stretching in preparation for strenuous activity 2 Any act of preparation for a performance 3 A period of time allocated for performing warm-ups.
WordNet
Usage examples of "warm-up".
He fed the underdrives a warm-up jolt, held one hand on the thrust regulator as he checked the gun turrets, finally switched on the viewscreens.
The Times staff writer, Lawrence Christon, had come to the warm-up show at the Brea Improv, the night before Igby's.
A few days later, at the school track where usually 15 athletes trained, Cathy began her warm-up and, like Pied Piper, about 50 other students suddenly joined in behind her.
Yet at the start of the night when you came out for warm-up and could see all the town clunkers sitting in the back of bleachers elbowing each other and the cheerleaders wisecracking with the racier male teachers, the crowd then seemed right inside you, your liver and lungs and stomach.
He suited up, came to the back of the batting cage, and attempted a couple of warm-up swings.
I start to do some warm-up moves at the edge of the dance-floor, a little gingerly at first, but I'm glad I wore my brogues instead of my Green Flash, as the flat soles slide gratifyingly on the parquet floor, giving me a kind of funky, loose-limbed feel.
The warm-up would have gone well if he hadn't started that dumb conga line.
A sharp click from the control clock broke the silence and behind the thick partition he could hear the engines begin the warm-up cycle.
A grand battement is a warm-up exercise meant to loosen the hips and hamstring muscles of the legs.
Amber Cheeseman is in the corner, doing some hapkido warm-up moves to calm down.
The warm-up show the night before at the Brea Improv had been less stellar, but tonight Bill intended to go out strong.
A TV audience that stretches from New Hampshire to the Maritime Provinces of Canada watches as Roger fusses nervously with the sleeves of his green jersey and the gray warm-up shirt he wears beneath it.
The four of us went to his private box, where we had a few beers and watched a couple of warm-up fights, and by the time the Big Event rolled around the score was Matadors 2, Bulls 0.
He started with this question and this juror because it was an easy warm-up, a soft pitch to show the others how painless it was to raise one's hand and discuss matters.
She was wearing worn Reeboks, red nylon warm-up pants, and a blue tank top that left her arms and shoulders bare.