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turned up the heat

turned up the heat is the simple past and past participle of turn up the heat.

Meaning of turn up the heat

Verb

turn up the heat (third-person singular simple present turns up the heat, present participle turning up the heat, simple past and past participle turned up the heat)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see turn up, heat.
  2. (idiomatic) To increase the intensity of activity or discomfort.
    • The discovery of a third batch of unsecured documents in a third location is turning up the heat on the White House.

Questions about turned up the heat

What is turned up the heat the simple past and past participle of?
Turned up the heat is the simple past and past participle of turn up the heat.

Words near turned up the heat in the dictionary

  1. turned under
  2. turned up
  3. turned up missing
  4. turned up one's nose
  5. turned up one's toes
  6. turned up the heat
  7. turned up the volume on
  8. turned up trumps
  9. turned upon
  10. turned upside down
  11. turned v

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