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heat up vs preheat

preheat vs heat up

heat up and preheat both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
heat up No No Yes No
preheat No No Yes No
As verbs, preheat is a hyponym of heat up; that is, preheat is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than heat up:
  • heat up: make hot or hotter
  • preheat: heat beforehand
Other hyponyms of heat up include crisp, crispen, toast, scald, soak, calcine, overheat, scorch, sear, bake, broil, reheat.
heat up (verb) preheat (verb)
make hot or hotter heat beforehand
gain heat or get hot
make more intense
Difference between heat up and preheat

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