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HOT UP

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Make more powerful

Example:

he souped up the old cars

Synonyms:

hop up; hot up; soup up

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "hot up" is one way to...):

modify (make less severe or harsh or extreme)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Make more intense

Example:

Emotions were screwed up

Synonyms:

heat up; hot up; screw up

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "hot up" is one way to...):

compound; deepen; heighten; intensify (make more intense, stronger, or more marked)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Gain heat or get hot

Example:

The room heated up quickly

Synonyms:

heat; heat up; hot up

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "hot up" is one way to...):

change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hot up"):

overheat (get excessively and undesirably hot)

fry (be excessively hot)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

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