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Het up

adjective
1.
Made warm or hot ('het' is a dialectal variant of 'heated').  Synonyms: heated, heated up, het.  "Wiped his heated-up face with a large bandana" , "He was all het up and sweaty"
2.
Worked up emotionally by anger or excitement.  "Got really het up over the new taxes" , "He was suddenly het up about racing cars"





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"Het up" Quotes from Famous Books



... they doll us in ain't seen war service—no! The most of it has been worn thin a-loafin' 'round the mess; Folks think it's great to josh us when things are goin' slow, But when the country's all het up—we ain't ...
— With the Colors - Songs of the American Service • Everard Jack Appleton
... on, Bill; keep yer shirt on," he admonished himself. "What's the good of rushin'? No use in gettin' all het up an' sweaty. Mr. Pocket'll wait for you. He ain't a-runnin' away before you can get your breakfast. Now, what you want, Bill, is something fresh in yer bill o' fare. So it's up to you to go ...
— Brown Wolf and Other Jack London Stories - Chosen and Edited By Franklin K. Mathiews • Jack London


Words linked to "Het up" :   het, hot, colloquialism, heated, emotional


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