overheat
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vərˈhit verb (used with object)
1.
to heat to excess.
2.
to excite or agitate; make vehement: a crowd overheated by rabble-rousers.
verb (used without object)
3.
to become overheated: a stove that overheats alarmingly; a temper that overheats with little provocation.
noun
4.
the state or condition of being overheated; excessive heat, agitation, or vehemence.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to make or become excessively hot |
| 2. | (tr; often passive) to make very agitated, irritated, etc |
| 3. | (intr) (of an economy) to tend towards inflation, often as a result of excessive growth in demand |
| 4. | (tr) to cause (an economy) to tend towards inflation |
| —n | |
| 5. | the condition of being overheated |
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Word Origin & History
overheat
"to make too hot" (trans.), late 14c., from over + heat (v.). Intrans. sense "to become too hot" is from 1902, originally in reference to motor engines.
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Example sentences
Since then, he has deliberately allowed the economy to overheat.
Laptops equipped with lithium-ion batteries occasionally overheat and catch fire.
The printers can overheat, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
On a hot day, our bodies begin to overheat, and our skin brightens as blood flows up near the surface.
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