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heats up

heats up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of heat up.

Meaning of heat up

Verb

heat up (third-person singular simple present heats up, present participle heating up, simple past and past participle heated up or (dialectal) heat up or (dialectal) het up)

  1. To heat, to cause to become hotter.
  2. (broadly, figuratively) To become busier or more exciting or intense.
  3. To infuriate or annoy (someone).

Questions about heats up

What is heats up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Heats up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of heat up.

Words near heats up in the dictionary

  1. heats of fusion
  2. heats of reaction
  3. heats of transformation
  4. heats of vaporization
  5. heats through
  6. heats up
  7. heatseeker
  8. heatseekers
  9. heatshield
  10. heatshields
  11. heatshock

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