HOTTED (UP) Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

hotted (up)

verb

past tense of hot (up), chiefly Southern, southern Midland, & British

as in heated

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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Since the early 20th century, dairy producers in the US have briefly heated milk to kill the array of dangerous pathogens that naturally dwell in and around cattle and can easily migrate into milk.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 7 Oct. 2026
The Tsinghua system generates ultraviolet light using cadmium vapor heated to 1,112 degrees Fahrenheit.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026

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Once confined to the Southeast, lone star ticks spread from Maine to Oklahoma in recent years as the climate warmed and as a decline in hunting led to an explosive growth in the number of whitetail deer, where lone stars find mates and breed.

— Bob Drogin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
The orange bitters add a dry and zesty citrus character, and the Bénédictine brings a late-palate honeyed complexity that is warmed with baking spices.

— Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026

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