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As an adjective, warm means having a temperature slightly higher than usual, but still pleasant. As a verb, it means make or keep warm.
Meanings of warm
29 meaningsadjective
Having a temperature slightly higher than usual, but still pleasant; mildly hot.
“The tea is still warm.”
“This is a very warm room.”
Caring and friendly, of relations to another person.
“We have a warm friendship.”
Having a color in the red-orange-yellow part of the visible electromagnetic spectrum.
Close, often used in the context of a game in which "warm" and "cold" are used to indicate nearness to the goal.
Fresh, of a scent; still able to be traced.
figurativeCommunicating a sense of comfort, ease, or pleasantness
“a warm piano sound”
Having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
“a warm body”
“a warm room”
“a warm climate”
Psychologically warm; friendly and responsive
“a warm greeting”
“a warm personality”
“warm support”
Inducing the impression of warmth; used especially of reds and oranges and yellows when referring to color
“warm reds and yellows and orange”
Characterized by liveliness or excitement or disagreement
“a warm debate”
Uncomfortable because of possible danger or trouble
“made things warm for the bookies”
Older and rare meanings (3)
archaicArdent, zealous.
“a warm debate, with strong words exchanged”
archaicinformalWell off as to property, or in good circumstances; prosperous.
archaicRequiring arduous effort.
verb
To make or keep warm.
To become warm, to heat up.
“My socks are warming by the fire.”
“The earth soon warms on a clear summer day.”
transitive with to(sometimes in the form warm up) To favour increasingly.
“He is warming to the idea.”
“Her classmates are gradually warming to her.”
To become ardent or animated.
“The speaker warms as he proceeds.”
To make engaged or earnest; to interest; to engage; to excite ardor or zeal in; to enliven.
To give emotional warmth to a person.
colloquialTo beat or spank.
colloquialTo scold or abuse verbally.
computingTo prepopulate (a cache) so that its contents are ready for other users.
noun
colloquialThe act of warming, or the state of being warmed; a heating.
“Shall I give your coffee a warm in the microwave?”
adverb
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).