hot up

• Phrasal verb, das bedeutet, spannender, intensiver oder aktiver zu werden, oder etwas zu erhitzen.

A phrasal verb meaning to become more exciting, intense, or active, or to heat something.

unzählbar · transitiv und intransitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Become more exciting or intenseinformalbritish

   To increase in intensity, excitement, or activity.

   Sich intensivieren

   • The competition really hotted up in the final round.
   • The party started to hot up after midnight.
   • The political debate hotted up as the election approached.

   Synonymeaccelerateescalateheat upheightenintensifyliven uppick up

   Antonymecalmcoolsubside

2. Become hotterinformalbritish

   To increase in temperature.

   Heißer werden

   • The weather is expected to hot up later this week.
   • The engine hotted up after a long drive.
   • The oven hotted up quickly when we turned it on.

   Synonymeheatheat upwarmwarm up

   Antonymechillcoolcool down