"tone up" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: tones up [present, singular, third-person], toning up [participle, present], toned up [participle, past], toned up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} tone up (third-person singular simple present tones up, present participle toning up, simple past and past participle toned up)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To cause to give a higher tone or sound; to give a higher tone to; to make more intense; to heighten; to strengthen. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-tone_up-en-verb-Z9RDWDFE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 66 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 71 29
  2. (transitive, intransitive) To firm and strengthen the muscles of the body by regular exercise. Tags: intransitive, transitive Translations (to firm and strengthen the body through exercise): tonificar (Catalan), whakamārohirohi (Maori)
    Sense id: en-tone_up-en-verb-ECUbcvS- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of 'to firm and strengthen the body through exercise': 26 74

Inflected forms

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