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tune-up

[toon-uhp, tyoon-]
–noun
1. an adjustment, as of a motor, to improve working order or condition: The car needs a tune-up badly.
2. 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:
1945–50; n. use of v. phrase tune up
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tune-up   (tōōn'ŭp', tyōōn'-)
n.  
  1. An adjustment, as of a motor or engine, made to improve working order or efficiency.

  2. A preparation; a warm-up: The scrimmage was a tune-up for the big game.

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