Overheat
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌoʊvɚˈhit/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Overheat is a verb meaning (transitive) To heat excessively.
Meaning
(transitive) To heat excessively.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To become excessively hot.
- (economics) To grow too quickly in an uncontrolled way.
- A condition of being overheated.
Example Sentences
Continued operation with an overheat could lead to other serious problems, perhaps even a fire.
'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'.
Dalio said that the Chinese economy was in danger of overheating, and somebody asked how a Chinese slowdown would affect the price of oil and other commodities.
Word Forms
- overheats
- overheating
- overheated
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hot, over-heat, overwarm, superheat, overboil, overbroil.
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