heat up
phrasal verbheat up
- to become hot or warm synonym warm
- The oven takes a while to heat up.
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- (British English also hot up)to become more exciting or to show an increase in activity
- The election contest is heating up.
heat something up
- to make something hot or warm synonym warm
- Just heat up the food in the microwave.