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tune-up

US/ˈtunˌʌp/
nounB2leans spoken

Other forms: tune-ups

A tune-up is adjusting an engine so it runs at its best. Give it a tune-up.

It meant real adjustment before engines managed themselves electronically. A tune-up now mostly means replacing what has worn out and letting the computer do the rest.

Aitken, Thomas Keith (Second Lieutenant) (Photographer) · Public domain

Definitions of tune-up

  1. 1nountune-upAdjusting an engine so it runs at its best.B2

    “The tune-up gained about ten per cent on the fuel.”

tune-up is a service.

Practised in Repair & Damage

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