tune-up

[ toon-uhp, tyoon- ]

/ ˈtunˌʌp, ˈtyun- /

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noun

an adjustment, as of a motor, to improve working order or condition: The car needs a tune-up badly.

Informal. a preparatory activity or warm-up, as before a contest or game: The track meet served as a tune-up for the Olympics.

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Origin of tune-up

First recorded in 1945–50; noun use of verb phrase tune up

Words nearby tune-up

tune in, tuneless, tune out, tuner, tunesmith, tune-up, Tunga penetrans, tungo, tung oil, tung-oil tree, tungstate

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How to use tune-up in a sentence

“I think for trans men who are dating every time they hook up they have another coming out,” Sandler said.
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In that photo, Merabet has a big smile that spreads across his whole face and lights up his eyes.
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We won't find out this season, though it comes up occasionally.
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Kickstarter is one start-up platform that seems to have realized the danger.
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The most recent issue contains detailed instructions for building car bombs, and the magazine frequently draws up hit-lists.
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What need to look to right or left when you are swallowing up free mile after mile of dizzying road?
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Most of the men leaped up, caught hold of spears or knives, and rushed out.
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Some weeks after, the creditor chanced to be in Boston, and in walking up Tremont street, encountered his enterprising friend.
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In less than ten minutes, the bivouac was broken up, and our little army on the march.
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The bride elect rushes up to him, and so they both step down to the foot-lights.
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British Dictionary definitions for tune-up

tune up

verb (adverb)

to adjust (a musical instrument) to a particular pitch, esp a standard one

(esp of an orchestra or other instrumental ensemble) to tune (instruments) to a common pitch

(tr) to adjust (an engine) in (a car, etc) to improve performance

noun tune-up

adjustments made to an engine to improve its performance

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Idioms and Phrases with tune-up

tune up

Adjust machinery so it is in proper condition, as in I took the car in to be tuned up. [Early 1900s]

tune-up

noun

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verb (adverb)

noun tune-up

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