[syn: limber up, warm up, loosen up]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
warm up
v 1: run until the normal working temperature is reached; "We
warmed up the car for a few minutes"
2: become more friendly or open; "She warmed up after we had
lunch together"
3: get warm or warmer; "The soup warmed slowly on the stove"
[syn: warm, warm up]
4: cause to do preliminary exercises so as to stretch the
muscles; "The coach warmed up the players before the game"
5: make one's body limber or suppler by stretching, as if to
prepare for strenuous physical activity [syn: limber up,
warm up, loosen up]