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heat·ed    Audio Help   [hee-tid] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.made hot or hotter; warmed.
2.excited; inflamed; vehement: a heated discussion.
[Origin: 1585–95; heat + -ed2]

—Related forms
heat·ed·ly, adverb
heat·ed·ness, noun

—Synonyms 2. passionate, impassioned, fierce.
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heat    Audio Help   (hēt)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   Physics
    1. A form of energy associated with the motion of atoms or molecules and capable of being transmitted through solid and fluid media by conduction, through fluid media by convection, and through empty space by radiation.
    2. The transfer of energy from one body to another as a result of a difference in temperature or a change in phase.
    3. The condition of being hot.
    4. A degree of warmth or hotness: The burner was on low heat.
    5. The warming of a room or building by a furnace or another source of energy: The house was cheap to rent, but the heat was expensive.
    6. A furnace or other source of warmth in a room or building: The heat was on when we returned from work.
    7. Intensity, as of passion, emotion, color, appearance, or effect.
    8. The most intense or active stage: the heat of battle.
    9. A burning sensation in the mouth produced by spicy flavoring in food.
    10. Sports & Games One round of several in a competition, such as a race.
    11. A preliminary contest held to determine finalists.
    12. An intensification of police activity in pursuing criminals.
    13. The police. Used with the.
  2. The sensation or perception of such energy as warmth or hotness.
  3. An abnormally high bodily temperature, as from a fever.
    1. The condition of being hot.
    2. A degree of warmth or hotness: The burner was on low heat.
    3. The warming of a room or building by a furnace or another source of energy: The house was cheap to rent, but the heat was expensive.
    4. A furnace or other source of warmth in a room or building: The heat was on when we returned from work.
    5. Intensity, as of passion, emotion, color, appearance, or effect.
    6. The most intense or active stage: the heat of battle.
    7. A burning sensation in the mouth produced by spicy flavoring in food.
    8. Sports & Games One round of several in a competition, such as a race.
    9. A preliminary contest held to determine finalists.
    10. An intensification of police activity in pursuing criminals.
    11. The police. Used with the.
    1. The warming of a room or building by a furnace or another source of energy: The house was cheap to rent, but the heat was expensive.
    2. A furnace or other source of warmth in a room or building: The heat was on when we returned from work.
    3. Intensity, as of passion, emotion, color, appearance, or effect.
    4. The most intense or active stage: the heat of battle.
    5. A burning sensation in the mouth produced by spicy flavoring in food.
    6. Sports & Games One round of several in a competition, such as a race.
    7. A preliminary contest held to determine finalists.
    8. An intensification of police activity in pursuing criminals.
    9. The police. Used with the.
  6. A hot season; a spell of hot weather.
    1. Intensity, as of passion, emotion, color, appearance, or effect.
    2. The most intense or active stage: the heat of battle.
    3. A burning sensation in the mouth produced by spicy flavoring in food.
    4. Sports & Games One round of several in a competition, such as a race.
    5. A preliminary contest held to determine finalists.
    6. An intensification of police activity in pursuing criminals.
    7. The police. Used with the.
  8. Estrus.
  9. One of a series of efforts or attempts.
    1. Sports & Games One round of several in a competition, such as a race.
    2. A preliminary contest held to determine finalists.
    3. An intensification of police activity in pursuing criminals.
    4. The police. Used with the.
  11. Informal Pressure; stress.
  12. Slang
    1. An intensification of police activity in pursuing criminals.
    2. The police. Used with the.
  13. Slang Adverse comments or hostile criticism: Heat from the press forced the senator to resign.
  14. Slang A firearm, especially a pistol.

v.   heat·ed, heat·ing, heats

v.   tr.
  1. To make warm or hot.
  2. To excite the feelings of; inflame.
  3. To increase the molecular or kinetic energy of (an object).

v.   intr.
  1. To become warm or hot.
  2. To become excited emotionally or intellectually.

Phrasal Verb(s):
heat up Informal
To become acute or intense: "If inflation heats up, interest rates could increase" (Christian Science Monitor).

[Middle English hete, from Old English hǣtu; see kai- in Indo-European roots.]

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heat·ed    Audio Help   (hē'tĭd)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   Angry; vehement; impassioned: a heated argument.

heat'ed·ly adv.
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heated

adjective
1. made warm or hot ('het' is a dialectal variant of 'heated'); "a heated swimming pool"; "wiped his heated-up face with a large bandana"; "he was all het up and sweaty" 
2. marked by emotional heat; vehement; "a heated argument" 

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