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warmup

warmup is the alternative spelling of warm-up.

Meaning of warm-up

Noun

warm-up (plural warm-ups)

  1. The act of exercising or stretching in preparation for strenuous activity.
    • If you don't do your warm-ups properly you have a greater chance of injury.
  2. Any act of preparation for a performance.
    • Drivers are allowed 5 minutes for warm-up before the race starts.
  3. A period of time allocated for performing warm-ups.
    • Keep a sharp eye on the referee during warm-up to check out his mood.

Forms of warmup

pluralwarmups

Phrases with warmup

Questions about warmup

What is warmup the alternative spelling of?
Warmup is the alternative spelling of warm-up.

Words near warmup in the dictionary

  1. warms up
  2. warmth
  3. warmthless
  4. warmthness
  5. warmths
  6. warmup
  7. warmup jacket
  8. warmup jackets
  9. warmups
  10. Warmur
  11. Warmuth

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Adapted from Wiktionary: warmup (page history and authors); warm-up (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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