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tune up vs fine-tune

fine-tune vs tune up

tune up and fine-tune both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tune up No No Yes No
fine-tune No No Yes No
As verbs, fine-tune is a hyponym of tune up; that is, fine-tune is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tune up:
  • tune up: adjust for (better) functioning
  • fine-tune: adjust finely
Other hyponyms of tune up include tweak, service, tune in.
tune up (verb) fine-tune (verb)
adjust the pitches of (musical instruments) adjust finely
adjust for (better) functioning improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring
Difference between tune up and fine-tune

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