warm up
(to make or become warmer)
- Have some hot soup, it’ll warm you up.
- I’ll warm up the leftovers stew from last night.
- As days get longer, the weather begins to warm up.
(to do some exercises to prepare yourself for doing a particular sport or activity)
- The players are warming up for the game.
- Let’s warm up a bit before we start to run.
informal (to make or become more exciting, lively or enjoyable)
- He knew how to warm up the audience.
- The party is starting to warm up now.