Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hot up

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.14 in modern English

Syllables: hot up
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

British usage

verb

British usage; Informal

verb

British usage; Informal

Example Sentences

"Wait for the water to hot up before adding the salt."
"I hotted up my scones."
"The choice of a new leader hots up."
"Bayern München hotted up the title race with a win."
"We move to Twankey's launderette, where the Aladdin/Bathroomdoor romance hots up."
"Arvind and Shiela's romance hotted up."

Usage

British usage
Informal

Inflected Forms

hots up (present, singular) hotting up (participle, present) hotted up (participle, past) hotted up (past)

Synonyms

heat up warm up sex up soup up hop up screw up heat

Questions

What does hot up mean?: To heat up:

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