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TONE UP

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Dictionary entry overview: What does tone up mean?

• TONE UP (verb)
The verb TONE UP has 1 sense:

1. give a healthy elasticity to

Familiarity information: TONE UP used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• TONE UP (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Give a healthy elasticity to

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Synonyms:

tone up; strengthen; tone

Context example:

Let's tone our muscles

Hypernyms (to "tone up" is one way to...):

exercise; work out (do physical exercise)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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