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preheat vs heat up

heat up vs preheat

preheat and heat up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
preheat No No Yes No
heat up No No Yes No
As verbs, heat up is a hypernym of preheat; that is, heat up is a word with a broader meaning than preheat:
  • preheat: heat beforehand
  • heat up: make hot or hotter
Other hypernyms of preheat include heat.
preheat (verb) heat up (verb)
heat beforehand make hot or hotter
gain heat or get hot
make more intense
Difference between preheat and heat up

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