Heat up

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verb

To increase the temperature of something.

He decided to heat up the soup for dinner.
Visual representation of "heat up" - To increase the temperature of something.

Often appears as...

  • heat up soup
  • heat up food
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Visual representation of "heat up"
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Common Foods

Use 'heat up' for usual items like leftovers, not raw ingredients to cook.

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I will heat up last night's pizza for lunch.
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Quick Process

'Heat up' implies a fast way to make something hot, not long cooking times.

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Can you heat up the muffins for a minute?
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Microwave Usage

It's commonly used when referring to microwave heating, but not exclusively.

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Just heat up the stew in the microwave.
Visual representation of the word "Heat up"

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