overheat

o·ver·heat

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [oh-ver-heet]
- /ˌoʊ vərˈhit/
- /ˌəʊ.vəˈhiːt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oh-ver-heet]
- /ˌoʊ vərˈhit/

Definitions of overheat word

verb with object overheat to heat to excess. 1
verb with object overheat to excite or agitate; make vehement: a crowd overheated by rabble-rousers. 1
verb without object overheat to become overheated: a stove that overheats alarmingly; a temper that overheats with little provocation. 1
noun overheat the state or condition of being overheated; excessive heat, agitation, or vehemence. 1
intransitive verb overheat become too hot 1
transitive verb overheat make too hot 1

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Origin of overheat

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

First recorded in 1350-1400, overheat is from the Middle English word overheten. See over-, heat

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Parts of speech for Overheat

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Overheat

overheat popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for overheat

verb overheat

bake — If you bake, you spend some time preparing and mixing together ingredients to make bread, cakes, pies, or other food which is cooked in the oven.

Just one Synonym for overheat