Definition of Tune-up

1. Noun. Exercising in preparation for strenuous activity.

Exact synonyms: Prolusion, Warm-up
Generic synonyms: Preparation, Readying
Derivative terms: Warm Up, Warm Up

2. Noun. Adjustments made to an engine to improve its performance.
Generic synonyms: Adjustment, Readjustment, Registration
Derivative terms: Tune Up

Definition of Tune-up

1. Noun. A series of adjustments to an engine in order to improve its performance ¹

2. Noun. A series of preparations for vigorous exercise; a warm-up ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tune-up

tundish
tundishes
tundra
tundra soil
tundra swan
tundra swans
tundra vole
tundra voles
tundra wolf
tundra wolves
tundras
tunds
tundun
tunduns
tune
tune-up (current term)
tune in
tune in, turn on, drop out
tune out
tune up
tuneable
tuneably
tuned
tuned in
tuned out
tuneful
tunefully
tunefulness
tunefulnesses
tuneless

Literary usage of Tune-up

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. English Mechanic and World of Science: With which are Incorporated "the (1891)
"... (or both right-hand strings if the piano is a trichord), tune up the left- hanu string until it is exactly the same pitch as the tuning-fork. ..."

2. Labor: Hiring Workers, Teaching Men to Do Better Work, Wage-payment Plans (1915)
"... though formerly when the papers were brought in on hand trucks, the work was uneven and less effective man by man. FINDING PACE-MAKERS THAT TUNE UP THE ..."

3. Representative One-act Plays by British and Irish Authors by Clark, Barrett Harper, 1890- (1921)
"[The musicians in the ballroom opposite begin to tune up their fiddles. ... Tune up! Tune up! And Peggie Lovel promised me the first dance! Tune up! NURSE. ..."

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