heat up

“They used C-4 to heat up some C rations — it burns with a bright yellow flame; a piece the size of a walnut will heat a whole can — but nobody had much appetite, even before Moses ate half a can of Ham & Limas and barfed.”

1968

“Instead of burning fossil fuels to heat up kilns for firing high-tech ceramics, we can mimic mother-of-pearl, which self-assembles a substance twice as strong as those ceramics in seawater: no heat required.”

Simon & Schuster: THE STORY OF STUFF

“Brine was methodically wrapping the fuses of the seal bombs with thin monofilament silver wire designed to heat up when a current was applied.”

Practical Demonkeeping

“Of course it must be remembered that a person’s aura changes moment by moment, as his emotions cool or heat up and actual thoughts cannot be ascertained through the aura-reading technique.”

Simon & Schuster: CREATE YOUR OWN FUTURE