heat up

• Verbo frasal usado para indicar a ação de aquecer algo ou de ficar quente/morno.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of making something warm or hot, or becoming warm or hot.

incontável · transitivo e intransitivo · phrasal, separável

1. Increase temperatureinformal

   To make something become hotter or warmer.

   Aquecer

   • I need to heat up the soup for dinner.
   • The sun will heat up the water in the pool.
   • She heated up the leftovers in the microwave.

   Sinônimosheatwarmwarm up

   Antônimoschillcoolcool downfreezerefrigerate

2. Become more intenseinformal

   To become more active, intense, or competitive.

   Intensificar-se

   • The competition is starting to heat up.
   • The debate heated up after the controversial statement.
   • The political campaign is heating up as the election approaches.

   Sinônimosbuild upescalateheightenhot upincreaseintensifypick upramp upsharpen

   Antônimosabatecool downcool offdiminishsubside

Verbo baseheat