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limber up

phrasal verb with limber
 
/ˈlɪm.bər/
 
US  /-bɚ/ verb

Definition

to do gentle exercises to stretch the muscles in order to prepare the body for more active physical exercise: The substitutes are beginning to limber up on the sidelines.Exercising and training
(Definition of limber up from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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