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[warm one’s blood]{v. phr.} To make you feel warm or excited. •/When the Bakers came to visit on a cold night, Mr. Harmon offered them a drink to warm their blood./

[warm the bench]{v. phr.}, {informal} To act as a substitute on an athletic team. •/Bill has been warming the bench for three football seasons; he hopes that the coach will let him play this year./ — [bench warmer]{n.}, {informal} A substitute player. •/Last year Ted was only a bench warmer, but this year he is the team’s star pitcher./

[warm up]{v.} 1. To reheat cooked food. •/Mr. Jones was so late that his dinner got cold; his wife had to warm it up./ •/When the children had left for school, their mother warmed up the breakfast coffee./ 2. To become friendly or interested. •/It takes an hour or so for some children to warm up to strangers./ •/As he warmed up to his subject, Tom forgot his bashfulness./ 3. To get ready for a game or other event by exercising or practicing. •/The dancers began to warm up fifteen minutes before the performance./ •/The coach told us to warm up before entering the pool./

[warm-up]{n.} A period of exercise or practice in preparation for a game or other event. •/During the warm-up the baseball players were throwing the ball around and running up and down the side of the field./ •/Before the television quiz program, there was a warm-up to prepare the contestants./

[warpath] See: ON THE WARPATH.

[warrant] See: SIGN ONE’S OWN DEATH WARRANT.

[wash and wear]{adj.} Not needing to be ironed. — Refers especially to synthetic and synthetic blend fabrics. •/Dick bought three wash and wear shirts to take on his trip./ •/Sally’s dress is made of a wash and wear fabric./

[washed out]{adj.} Listless in appearance; pale, wan. •/Small wonder Harry looks so washed out; he has just recovered from major surgery./

[washed up]{adj.} Ruined; finished; a failure. •/Harry is looking awfully sad. I hear his business has collapsed and he is all washed up./

[wash one’s dirty linen in public] See: AIR ONE’S DIRTY LINEN IN PUBLIC.

[wash one’s hands of]{v. phr.} To withdraw from or refuse to be responsible for. •/We washed our hands of politics long ago./ •/The school washed its hands of the students' behavior during spring recess./

[washout]{n.} A dismal failure. •/As far as investments were concerned, Dick and his precious advice turned out to he a total washout./

[wash out]{v. phr.} To disappear; vanish. •/Do you think this stain will wash out?/

[waste] See: GO TO WASTE, LAY WASTE.

[waste away]{v.} To become more thin and weak every day. •/Jane is wasting away with tuberculosis./ •/After Mrs. Barnes died, her husband wasted away with grief./

[waste one’s breath]{v. phr.} To speak or to argue with no result; do nothing by talking. •/The teacher saw that she was wasting her breath; the children refused to believe her./ •/I know what I want. You’re wasting your breath./

[watch] See: BIRD WATCHER, BEAR WATCHING, ON THE WATCH.