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hot up

verb — 3 senses

hot up

verb

› To heat up:

1

Ireland, UK To increase in temperature.

  • Wait for the water to hot up before adding the salt.
  • I hotted up my scones.
2

Ireland, UK, Informal To become more heated.

  • The choice of a new leader hots up.
  • Bayern München hotted up the title race with a win.
3

Ireland, UK, Informal To make or become more sexually appealing, enticing or exciting.

  • We move to Twankey's launderette, where the Aladdin/Bathroomdoor romance hots up.1997, Theatre Record, volume 17, numbers 18-26, page 1644:
  • Arvind and Shiela's romance hotted up.2001, Sayan Chatterjee, It all adds up to love, page 40:
Synonyms
heat up, warm up, sex up

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