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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Ivanpah generates electricity by using circles of mirrors to reflect the sun toward the tank on top of the tower, thereby heating water to create steam to turn turbines.—
Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
7 Dec. 2025 -
That natural gas could be used to heat homes or to fuel large trucks, Snyder said.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
7 Dec. 2025
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“Hot (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hot%20%28up%29. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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