1. apply great or increased pressure; - Example: "The Democrats turned up the heat on their candidate to concede the election" [syn: turn up the heat, turn up the pressure]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
turn up the heat
v 1: apply great or increased pressure; "The Democrats turned up
the heat on their candidate to concede the election" [syn:
turn up the heat, turn up the pressure]