warm up

Verb

• To become warmer.
• To heat or reheat (e.g. food).
• To reach, or cause to reach, a normal operating temperature (of a car for example).
• To do gentle exercise, stretching etc., in order to prepare the body for more vigorous exercise.
• To prepare for an activity by carrying out a practice or preparation routine.
• To make (an audience) enthusiastic or animated before a show