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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Their race started off heated again in 2026, with the campaigns trading claims over Bradley’s position on the legislation named for the Ukrainian refugee fatally stabbed on Charlotte’s light rail in 2025.

— Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 4 Nov. 2026
The bombardment heats the fuel toward the extreme temperatures required for commercial fusion.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026

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