ALL meanings of heat up
heat up
H h - 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
- noun heat up Physics. a nonmechanical energy transfer with reference to a temperature difference between a system and its surroundings or between two parts of the same system. Symbol: Q. 1
- noun heat up a hot condition of the atmosphere or physical environment; hot season or weather. 1
- noun heat up a period of hot weather. 1
- noun heat up a sharp, pungent flavor, as that produced by strong spices. 1
- noun heat up warmth or intensity of feeling; vehemence; passion: He spoke with much heat and at great length. 1
- noun heat up maximum intensity in an activity, condition, etc.; the height of any action, situation, or the like: the heat of battle; the heat of passion. 1
- noun heat up extreme pressure, as of events, resulting in tension or strain: In the heat of his hasty departure he forgot his keys. 1
- noun heat up a single intense effort; a sustained, concentrated, and continuous operation: The painting was finished at a heat. 1
- noun heat up Slang. intensified pressure, especially in a police investigation. 1
- noun heat up Slang. the police. 1
- noun heat up Slang. armed protection, especially a pistol, revolver, or other firearm: All guards carry some heat. 1
- noun heat up Sports. a single course in or division of a race or other contest. a race or other contest in which competitors attempt to qualify for entry in the final race or contest. 1
- noun heat up Metallurgy. a single operation of heating, as of metal in a furnace, in the treating and melting of metals. a quantity of metal produced by such an operation. 1
- noun heat up Zoology. sexual receptiveness in animals, especially females. the period or duration of such receptiveness: to be in heat. 1
- verb with object heat up to make hot or warm (often followed by up). 1
- verb with object heat up to excite emotionally; inflame or rouse with passion. 1
- verb without object heat up to become hot or warm (often followed by up). 1
- verb without object heat up to become excited emotionally. 1
- transitivephrasal verb heat up food: warm through 1
- intransitivephrasal verb heat up intensify 1
- phrasal verb heat up When you heat something up, especially food which has already been cooked and allowed to go cold, you make it hot. 0
- phrasal verb heat up When a situation heats up, things start to happen much more quickly and with increased interest and excitement among the people involved. 0
- phrasal verb heat up When something heats up, it gradually becomes hotter. 0