hot up

present singular third person hots up · participle present hotting up · participle past hotted up · past hotted up

1. To heat up:
   1. IrelandUKTo increase in temperature.

      I hotted up my scones.

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      Wait for the water to hot up before adding the salt.

      Synonyms: heat up, warm up

   2. IrelandUKinformalTo become more heated.

      The choice of a new leader hots up.

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      Bayern München hotted up the title race with a win.

   3. IrelandUKinformalTo make or become more sexually appealing, enticing or exciting.

      Arvind and Shiela's romance hotted up.

      2001, Sayan Chatterjee, It all adds up to love, page 40

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      We move to Twankey's launderette, where the Aladdin/Bathroomdoor romance hots up.

      1997, Theatre Record, volume 17, numbers 18-26, page 1644

      Synonyms: sex up