What does warmer-upper mean?
Warmer-upper means An act of warming up (preparing for an activity)..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
An act of warming up (preparing for an activity)..
The cadence exercises which follow are “warmer-uppers.” They are especially planned to prime your heart, muscles, and circulatory system for a step-up in activity. Gradually, easily, they get your body set for the big job ahead.
Such clubs, or the specially weighted head covers placed on conventional clubs, certainly have a useful function; they are primarily warmer-uppers, or the golf version of the two or three bats a baseball player uses just before he steps into the batting box.
Organized Hostelers using lightweight geared bikes regularly take off in small groups with a leader, for jaunts ranging from one-day “warmer-uppers” scheduled by 23 local A.Y.H. councils to well-warmed journeys of anything from one week to seven.
Program content will determine what icebreakers or openers will be used; for example, in a free-wheeling, experiential management development program in a cultural island setting, novel warmer-uppers would be quite appropriate.
I seldom drink brandy as brandy, but I have two favorite warmer-uppers for bitter weather, and was making them both for guests last week when school vacation sehedules^([sic]) permitted us a few extra days in the country.
Everyone was drinking warmer-uppers when we arrived—it was a cash bar, a big moneymaker, with quality liquors, Chivas and Crown Royal, though the wine was served from jugs and the beer was Bud.
This and other hot beer drinks are not only great cold-weather warmer-uppers, but they give you a nicer glow than a similar amount of cold beer.
Warmer-Uppers for Nippy Nights—UNIVERSAL Pajamas[…]UNIVERSAL Pajamas are real “warmer-uppers” that make ideal gifts.
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Warmer-upper means An act of warming up (preparing for an activity)..
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The cadence exercises which follow are “warmer-uppers.” They are especially planned to prime your heart, muscles, and circulatory system for a step-up in activity. Gradually, easily, they get your body set for the big job ahead.
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