Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An adjustment, as of a motor or engine, made to improve working order or efficiency.
- noun A practice or preparatory session for an important event.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A series of
adjustments to anengine in order to improve itsperformance - noun A series of
preparations for vigorousexercise ; awarm-up
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun adjustments made to an engine to improve its performance
- noun exercising in preparation for strenuous activity
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Examples
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This means consumers can get alerts from their cars if they need a tune-up or from their water meters if their homes have sprung a leak.
Hacking Targets Multiply Jennifer Valentino-DeVries 2011
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Why must the value of poetry be judged by its potential to be a good tune-up for speakingout onmoreimportant matters?
Poetry 2010
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You take your car for a tune-up regularly to check the spark plugs, transmission, and tires.
R. Paul Herman: Why Is Business Blind to the Potential Profits from Sustainability? R. Paul Herman 2011
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Getty Images Devin Thomas of the Giants It was exactly that kind of night for the Giants in their final preseason tune-up, a head-scratchingly stunning 18-17 comeback win over the Patriots.
Giants Come Back to Win Sloppy Tilt Against Pats Aditi Kinkhabwala 2011
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You take your car for a tune-up regularly to check the spark plugs, transmission, and tires.
R. Paul Herman: Why Is Business Blind to the Potential Profits from Sustainability? R. Paul Herman 2011
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You take your car for a tune-up regularly to check the spark plugs, transmission, and tires.
R. Paul Herman: Why Is Business Blind to the Potential Profits from Sustainability? R. Paul Herman 2011
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The New Meadowlands Stadium's first professional event— three months before its first Giants-Jets preseason game—was the World Cup tune-up last May between Mexico and Ecuador, which drew 77,507.
Making a Stadium a Mecca for Soccer Aditi Kinkhabwala 2011
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Likewise, Hunter Mahan has a superb record at the AT&T, having finished no lower than T12 in his three starts Congressional went through an initial Jones tune-up in 1989.
Hoping for Open Doctor's Cure Ed Brockner 2011
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The winner of this Gold Cup earns a berth in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil that serves as a tune-up event one year before the next World Cup.
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You take your car for a tune-up regularly to check the spark plugs, transmission, and tires.
R. Paul Herman: Why Is Business Blind to the Potential Profits from Sustainability? R. Paul Herman 2011
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