screw up vs hot up

screw up and hot up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
screw up	No	No	Yes	No
hot up	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, screw up and hot up are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of screw up include heat up.

screw up (verb)	hot up (verb)
twist into a strained configuration	make more powerful
make more intense	make more intense
screw or turn higher	gain heat or get hot
make a mess of, destroy or ruin