heat up

heat up
verb
1. gain heat or get hot (Freq. 1)
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The room heated up quickly

Syn: ↑heat, ↑hot up
Ant: ↑cool (for: ↑heat)
Derivationally related forms: ↑heatable (for: ↑heat), ↑heat (for: ↑heat), ↑heating (for: ↑heat)
Hypernyms: ↑change state, ↑turn
Hyponyms: ↑overheat, ↑fry
Verb Frames:
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Something ——s

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The water heat ups

2. make hot or hotter
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the sun heats the oceans

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heat the water on the stove

Syn: ↑heat
Ant: ↑cool (for: ↑heat)
Derivationally related forms: ↑heatable (for: ↑heat), ↑heat (for: ↑heat), ↑heater (for: ↑heat)
Hypernyms: ↑change, ↑alter, ↑modify
Hyponyms:
crispen, ↑toast, ↑crisp, ↑scald, ↑soak, ↑calcine, ↑preheat, ↑overheat, ↑sear, ↑scorch, ↑broil, ↑bake, ↑reheat
Cause: ↑heat, ↑hot up
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Something ——s somebody

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Something ——s something

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They heat up the water

3. make more intense
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Emotions were screwed up

Syn: ↑hot up, ↑screw up
Hypernyms: ↑intensify, ↑compound, ↑heighten, ↑deepen
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Something ——s something


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