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Noun: tune-up  't(y)oon,úp
  1. Adjustments made to an engine to improve its performance
    "The car ran much smoother after a comprehensive tune-up"
     
  2. Adjustment or preparation of any equipment or system
    "Give the bike a quick tune-up"
     
  3. [US] (sports) a preliminary game or match before an important competition
    "This match is just a tune-up for the championship"
Verb: tune up
  1. Adjust the pitches of (musical instruments)
    "My piano needs to be tuned up";
    - tune
     
  2. Adjust for (better) functioning
    "tune up the engine";
    - tune

Derived forms: tunes up, tuned up, tuning up, tune-ups

Type of: adjust, adjustment, correct, readjustment, registration, set

Encyclopedia: Tune-up

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