HOT (UP) Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

hot (up)

verb

Definition of hot (up)

chiefly Southern, southern Midland, & British

as in to heat

to cause to have or give off heat to a moderate degree with a silky Southern drawl, the waitress asked, "Want me to hot up that pie?"

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Toasting rice is the process in which uncooked grains of rice are heated in a small amount of fat, like oil or butter, before adding any liquid.

— Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2026
The company’s scientists then heated this material and observed the decomposition of minerals through a process known as pyrolysis.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026

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