hots (up)

present tense third-person singular of hot (up), chiefly Southern, southern Midland, & British
as in heats
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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  • Smokeless fire pits have a double-wall design that pulls cooler outside air up through the base, heats it up inside the outer walls, and releases it into the fire through small holes at the top.
    Clint Davis, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Such a trend could be like the parable of the frog in a pot that heats so slowly the frog doesn’t notice it’s being cooked until too late, except that OPEC+ has very good thermometers.
    Michael Lynch, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Hots (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hots%20%28up%29. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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