warmup
noun[C]
us/ˈwɔrmˌʌp/aperiodofexerciseorpracticetopreparefor something:
Heinjuredhiskneeduring pregame warmups.
Iboughtanexercisevideo, but I never gotfurtherthan the warmupexercises.
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This variation could be seen as either a longerwarmupfor compound production or as a way of increasing the total number of compounds produced.
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The transcriptions began at the end of a 2-minute long 'warmup' period.
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The adults received a pencil-and-paper version of the task, with nowarmupitems.
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During thiswarmup, it is clear that there are only two stimulus input classes and two useful kinds of responses, and animals only make these two responses.
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After a briefwarmup, the interviewer told children that, because she was not at the magic show, she wanted to hear all about it, from beginning to end.
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The first and eighth blocks were "warmup" blocks during which the spatial frequency was 1 line 0 mm, and the 12 remaining blocks were assessment blocks used for calculating acuity.
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Light aerobic activity (warmup) followed by stretching and strengthening of the proper hamstring, hip flexors, and iliotibial band length is important for reducing recurrences.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Apart from a temperature-controlled environment afterwarmup, pitch stability could be problematic.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The team traded in their traditionalwarmupjersey's for shirts with their adopted slogan.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Part of herwarmuproutine involves doing laps around the tennis court in her chair.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Without taking anywarmuppitches, he struck out the first four batters without any making contact.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A minimum amount of time is required for torpedowarmup.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The field also has state-of-the-art bullpens and batting cages for practice andwarmup.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.When operating on batteries, this version had almost instantwarmupbecause of the tubes used their filaments as cathodes.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.After his retirement, video surfaced of him during a pregamewarmuptelling stories about the times he has involuntarily defecated in his pants.
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