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putting the heat on

putting the heat on is the present participle and gerund of put the heat on.

Meaning of put the heat on

Verb

put the heat on (third-person singular simple present puts the heat on, present participle putting the heat on, simple past and past participle put the heat on)

  1. Synonym of turn up the heat.

Questions about putting the heat on

What is putting the heat on the present participle and gerund of?
Putting the heat on is the present participle and gerund of put the heat on.

Words near putting the heat on in the dictionary

  1. putting the fear of God into
  2. putting the finger on
  3. putting the frighteners on someone
  4. putting the genie back in the bottle
  5. putting the hammer down
  6. putting the heat on
  7. putting the herd on someone
  8. putting the kibosh on
  9. putting the kybosh on
  10. putting the last hand to
  11. putting the lid on

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