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aufwärmen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • reheat verb To heat food or a substance again after it has cooled.

Senses

aufwärmen is used for these senses in English:

  • knock up (racket sports, intransitive) To gently hit the ball back and forth before a tennis match, as practice or warm-up, and to gauge the state of the playing surface, lighting, etc. See knock-up. [from 19th c.]
  • limber up (intransitive) To stretch one's muscles to make them more limber, usually as a preparation for physical exercise.
  • reheat (transitive) To heat something after it has cooled off, especially previously cooked food (also in figurative senses).
  • warm up (transitive) To heat or reheat (e.g. food).
  • warm-up The act of exercising or stretching in preparation for strenuous activity

reheat — full definition

  1. verb To heat food or a substance again after it has cooled.
  2. noun A jet engine's afterburner, which reheats exhaust gases to boost thrust.

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