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heat up

heat up
H h

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [heet uhp]
    • /hit ʌp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [heet uhp]
    • /hit ʌp/

Definitions of heat up words

  • noun heat up the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth. 1
  • noun heat up the condition or quality of being hot: the heat of an oven. 1
  • noun heat up the degree of hotness; temperature: moderate heat. 1
  • noun heat up the sensation of warmth or hotness: unpleasant heat. 1
  • noun heat up a bodily temperature higher than normal: the heat of a fever; the feeling of heat caused by physical exertion. 1
  • noun heat up added or external energy that causes a rise in temperature, expansion, evaporation, or other physical change. 1

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Origin of heat up

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English hete, Old English hǣtu; akin to German Hitze; see hot

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Heat up

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

heat up popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

heat up usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for heat up

verb heat up

  • reply — followup
  • include — to contain, as a whole does parts or any part or element: The package includes the computer, program, disks, and a manual.
  • boost — If one thing boosts another, it causes it to increase, improve, or be more successful.
  • continue — If someone or something continues to do something, they keep doing it and do not stop.
  • augment — To augment something means to make it larger, stronger, or more effective by adding something to it.

Antonyms for heat up

verb heat up

  • decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
  • detach — If you detach one thing from another that it is fixed to, you remove it. If one thing detaches from another, it becomes separated from it.
  • subtract — to withdraw or take away, as a part from a whole.
  • deduct — When you deduct an amount from a total, you subtract it from the total.
  • lessen — to become less.

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