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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: exercising in preparation for strenuous activity [syn: warm-up, tune-up, prolusion]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1915 1. the act or an instance of warming up; also a preparatory activity or procedure 2. a suit for exercise or casual wear consisting of a jacket or sweatshirt and pants — often used in plural; called also warm-up suit

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(warm-ups) A warm-up is something that prepares you for an activity or event, usually because it is a short practice or example of what the activity or event will involve. The exercises can be fun and a good warm-up for the latter part of the programme... The criticism was merely a warm-up for what is being prepared for the finance minister... N-COUNT: usu sing, oft N for n, N n