overheat
English
Etymology
From Middle English overheten, equivalent to over- + heat. Cognate with German überheizen, überhitzen (“to overheat”), Swedish överhetta (“to overheat”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌoʊvɚˈhit/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌəʊvəˈhiːt/
- Rhymes: -iːt
Verb
overheat (third-person singular simple present overheats, present participle overheating, simple past and past participle overheated)
- (transitive) To heat excessively.
- 1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 8, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 131:
- 'Made one quite thankful to get back to the fug, though as a rule I think the way these trains are overheated is something scandalous'.
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- (intransitive) To become excessively hot.
Derived terms
Translations
to heat excessively
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to become excessively hot
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overheat — see burn
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Noun
overheat (plural overheats)
- A condition of being overheated.
- 2002, Earl Rogers, Captain (page 245)
- Continued operation with an overheat could lead to other serious problems, perhaps even a fire.
- 2002, Earl Rogers, Captain (page 245)
Translations
condition
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