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warm up
verb
To become warmer.
"He came inside to warm up."
To heat or reheat (e.g. food).
"I couldn't be bothered to cook another meal so I just warmed up yesterday's leftovers."
To reach, or cause to reach, a normal operating temperature (of a car for example).
"These old valve radios take a few minutes to warm up."
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