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tone up

/toʊn ʌp/

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verb

/toʊn ʌp/B2formal
  • ruФразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения действия по приданию чему-либо большей упругости, силы или чёткости, особенно мышцам или физическому состоянию.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of making something firmer, stronger, or more defined, especially muscles or physical condition.

uncountable · intransitive · phrasal, separable

  1. Improve muscle firmnessinformal

    To make muscles firmer and stronger through exercise.

    ruУкрепить мышцы

    • She does yoga to tone up her arms and legs.
    • He started weightlifting to tone up his body.
    • Regular swimming helps tone up your back muscles.

    Synonymsfirm upsculptstrengthentighten

  2. Improve or enhanceinformal

    To make something more effective, attractive, or vibrant.

    ruУлучшить или усилить

    • The company plans to tone up its marketing strategy.
    • She toned up her resume with new skills.
    • They toned up the garden with colorful flowers.

    Synonymsboostenhanceimproveinvigoratesharpenstrengthen

    Antonymsdeadendebilitatedegradediminishdullreduceundermineweaken

Forms
  • toned up past participle
  • toned up past simple
  • toning up present participle
  • tones up third person singular

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Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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