warm-down

warm-down
/wawrm"down'/, n.
a tapering off or recovery from strenuous physical exercise, esp. running or racing, by slowing down or doing light stretches.
[by analogy with WARMUP]

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  • warm-up — warm ,up noun 1. ) count an occasion when you prepare yourself for an activity: The tests are a useful warm up for the final exam. a ) a set of exercises that you do just before you start to play a sport, in order to prepare your body: a five… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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