warm down
B2 neutral inseparable intransitive
In simple words
Do some slow, easy exercise after a hard workout so your body can relax properly.
Meanings
1 B2 neutral
To perform light, gentle exercise after intense physical activity to allow the body to recover gradually.
"The coach told the swimmers to warm down with two easy laps after the race."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
More commonly called 'cool down' in American English and increasingly in British English too. 'Warm down' is considered by some coaches to be a misnomer since the body is actually cooling, but it is still widely used in sport.
Commonly used with
athletes runners session training routine muscles
Forms
Base
warm down
I/you/we/they
3rd person
warms down
he/she/it
Past simple
warmed down
yesterday
Past participle
warmed down
have + pp
-ing form
warming down
continuous
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