tune-up

[toon-uhp, tyoon-]

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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.

Origin of tune-up

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

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Related Words for tune-up

discipline, training, study, use, experience, preparation, drill, action, operation, instruction, workout, practice, schooling, teaching, education, guidance, exercise, coaching, seasoning, assignment

Examples from the Web for tune-up

Contemporary Examples of tune-up

The health-care system is broken and in need of an overhaul, not a tune-up.
Obamacare May Be Dangerous to Your Health
Richard Woodward
November 30, 2013

Historical Examples of tune-up

I've caught up with my reading, and Mihul has put me through two of her tune-up commando courses.
Legacy
James H Schmitz
It had turned bleak now, the fuffs of the mountain-winds began to tune-up and fife, the gloom deepened toward night.
The Last Miracle
M. P. Shiel