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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Position two or three oven racks at even intervals and heat the oven to three-fifty.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026 -
That said, funny things can happen at a brick factory that might have an older kiln or one that’s not designed to heat the contents evenly.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Hot (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hot%20%28up%29. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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