overheat
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overheat
- /ˌoʊvɚˈhit/ US
- /ˌəʊvəˈhiːt/ UK
Rhymes with -iːt
Where it comes from
From Middle English overheten. Cognate with German überheizen, überhitzen (“to overheat”), Swedish överhetta (“to overheat”). By surface analysis, over- + heat.
verb overheats · overheating · overheated
- To heat excessively. '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'.
- To become excessively hot.
- To grow too quickly in an uncontrolled way. 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.
noun overheats
- A condition of being overheated. Continued operation with an overheat could lead to other serious problems, perhaps even a fire.
Translations
Every language
verb heat excessively
| Español | sobrecalentar, recalentar, rechizar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 過熱 /过热 guòrè |
| Português | sobreaquecer |
| Français | surchauffer |
| Deutsch | überhitzen |
| Русский | перегрева́ть peregrevátʹ, перегре́ть peregrétʹ |
verb become excessively hot
| Español | sobrecalentarse, recalentarse |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 過熱 /过热 guòrè |
| Português | rescaldar, sobreaquecer |
| Deutsch | überhitzen |
| Русский | перегрева́ться peregrevátʹsja, перегре́ться peregrétʹsja |
| Tiếng Việt | trở nên quá nóng |
verb grow too quickly
| 中文 | 失控增長 /失控增长 shīkòng zēngzhǎng |
|---|
noun condition
| 中文 | 過熱 /过热 guòrè |
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title = {overheat},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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