"turn up the heat" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: turns up the heat [present, singular, third-person], turning up the heat [participle, present], turned up the heat [participle, past], turned up the heat [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=turn up the heat}} 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. Synonyms: turn on the heat [UK]
    Sense id: en-turn_up_the_heat-en-verb-3pbzkUCW
  2. (idiomatic) To increase the intensity of activity or discomfort. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-turn_up_the_heat-en-verb-aN5Mj2Tp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56

Inflected forms

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