warm up

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.

Synonym of warm (to favor increasingly).

Synonym of warm (“prepopulate a cache”).

Synonym of warm (“send mail from a domain to improve reputation”).