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Hot Up (Verb)

Gain heat or get hot; "The room heated up quickly".

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

The engine began to hot up after a few minutes of being turned off but still left in gear.
As more people entered the room, the air started to hot up and made everyone uncomfortable.
After a 30-minute run, her laptop's processor started to hot up due to insufficient cooling.
A prolonged period of idleness in warm weather caused the vehicle to hot up significantly.
Sitting in the direct sunlight for hours, my phone began to hot up despite being on low battery mode.

Make more powerful; "he souped up the old cars".

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

They decided to hot up their small engine to increase performance on the racing track.
The custom bike shop was well-known for their ability to hot up motorcycles and make them go faster.
If we can hot up this old lawnmower engine it should cut the grass more efficiently.
The street racing team spent all night trying to hot up their car's engine for the big event.
Hotting up the boat's V8 engine appeared to have the desired effect on its speed in the water.

Make more intense; "Emotions were screwed up".

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

The argument hot_up quickly, with both sides becoming increasingly agitated.
The love triangle narrative was meant to hot_up the plot and keep viewers on edge.
She thought his latest move would hot_up their stale relationship, but it was too little too late.
Their rivalry was about to hot_up in more ways than one as they faced off on the field.
The violent protest hot_up, with protesters setting fire to a nearby building.