Antonyms for heat up


Grammar : Verb
Spell : heet
Phonetic Transcription : hit


Definition of heat up

Origin :
  • Old English hætan "to heat; to become hot," from Proto-Germanic *haitijanam (see heat (n.)). Related: Heated (with many variants in Middle English); heating. Cf. Middle Dutch heeten, Dutch heten, German heizen "to heat."
  • As in inflame : verb anger, aggravate
  • As in intensify : verb make more forceful, severe
  • As in arouse : verb excite, entice
  • As in reinforce : verb strengthen, augment
  • As in supplement : verb add to
  • As in add : verb adjoin, increase; make further comment
  • As in exacerbate : verb infuriate; make worse
  • As in annoy : verb irritate, upset
Example sentences :
  • Top connectors which heat up during the test are not burned on properly.
  • Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
  • I shall order a barrel of flour at once, and heat up the big oven.
  • Extract from : « Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag, Vol. 5 » by Louisa M. Alcott
  • But how about occluded and absorbed gas in the filaments and so on when they heat up?
  • Extract from : « Spacehounds of IPC » by Edward Elmer Smith
  • The soup is boiling, my son; the soup is boiling, but how slow is this fire to heat up!
  • Extract from : « The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Vol. II (of 2) » by Charles de Coster
  • Let all heat up in the oven for ten minutes, then sprinkle in some currants or sultanas.
  • Extract from : « The Belgian Cookbook » by Various
  • I was still watching it heat up when I heard the noise behind me.
  • Extract from : « The Man Who Played to Lose » by Laurence Mark Janifer
  • I heat up in church and cool off walking home, and cough at night.
  • Extract from : « The Story of a Life » by J. Breckenridge Ellis
  • And, in the summer, they nearly died with the heat up there; and in the winter with the cold.
  • Extract from : « The Upward Path » by Various
  • But you can not heat up again an interest which has been so often cooled.
  • Extract from : « Coelebs In Search of a Wife » by Hannah More
  • Without these safeguards, the overloaded electric line will heat up and may start a fire.
  • Extract from : « Electricity for the 4-H Scientist » by Eric B. Wilson

Synonyms for heat up

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