hots (up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of hot (up), chiefly Southern, southern Midland, & British
as in heats
to cause to have or give off heat to a moderate degree with a silky Southern drawl, the waitress asked, "Want me to hot up that pie?"

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  • The facility would use technology that heats woody material without burning it to produce biochar, a charcoal-like material that can be used to improve soil and store carbon, and other products.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • With the team’s new system, the heat pump heats water and uses a large tank to buffer the heat.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
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“Hots (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hots%20%28up%29. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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