Synonyms for tune up

Grammar : Verb

Spell : toon-uhp, tyoon-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈtunˌʌp, ˈtyun-

Top 10 synonyms for tune up

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Définition of tune up

Origin : "bring to a state of effectiveness," 1718, in reference to musical instruments, from tune (v.) + up. Attested from 1901 in reference to engines. Tune-up (n.) "event that serves as practice for a later one" is a U.S. sporting coinage first attested 1934.

verb harmonize

Example sentences :

North, away yonder—you'll hear him tune up in a minute—is Tom Platt.
Extract from : « "Captains Courageous" » by Rudyard Kipling

The old violin was brought out and Diamond proceeded to tune up.
Extract from : « Frank Merriwell's Cruise » by Burt L. Standish

Tune up on the mouth-organ, Sam, an' off she goes with a song.'
Extract from : « The Magic Pudding » by Norman Lindsay

Now that we were started on our journey we felt great and I began to tune up.
Extract from : « Over the Seas for Uncle Sam » by Elaine Sterne

Perhaps we can get him to tune up this evening after supper.
Extract from : « The Frontier Boys in the Sierras » by Wyn Roosevelt

The music was beginning to tune up from the gambling places and saloons.
Extract from : « Gold » by Stewart White

He says I chase the tune up and down all the way through, and never hit it!
Extract from : « The William Henry Letters » by Abby Morton Diaz

The musicians were just beginning to "tune up," as Uncle Tad said.
Extract from : « Bunny Brown and his Sister Sue Giving a Show » by Laura Lee Hope

Then he slipped off the platform, and the band began to tune up.
Extract from : « The Measure of a Man » by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr

His father, who was used to his moods, without question or remark proceeded to tune up.
Extract from : « The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land » by Ralph Connor

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