heat
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English hete, from Old English hǣte, hǣtu (“heat, warmth; fervor, ardor”), from Proto-Germanic *haitį̄ (“heat”), from Proto-Indo-European *kÀit- (“heat; hot”). Cognate with Scots hete (“heat”), North Frisian hiet (“heat”), Old High German heizī (“heat”). Related also to Dutch hitte (“heat”), German Hitze (“heat”), Swedish hetta (“heat”), Icelandic hita (“heat”).
Noun[edit]
heat (countable and uncountable; plural heats)
- (uncountable) Thermal energy.
- This furnace puts out 5000 BTUs of heat.
- That engine is really throwing off some heat.
- Removal of heat from the liquid caused it to turn into a solid.
- 2007, James Shipman, Jerry Wilson, Aaron Todd, An Introduction to Physical Science: Twelfth Edition, pages 106–108:
- Heat and temperature, although different, are intimately related. [...] For example, suppose you added equal amounts of heat to equal masses of iron and aluminum. How do you think their temperatures would change? [...] if the temperature of the iron increased by 100 C°, the corresponding temperature change in the aluminum would be only 48 C°.
- (uncountable) The condition or quality of being hot.
- Stay out of the heat of the sun!
- (uncountable) An attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth.
- The chili sauce gave the dish heat.
- (uncountable) A period of intensity, particularly of emotion.
- It's easy to make bad decisions in the heat of the moment
- (uncountable) An undesirable amount of attention.
- The heat from her family after her DUI arrest was unbearable.
- (uncountable, slang) The police.
- The heat! Scram!
- (uncountable, slang) One or more firearms.
- 1983, Larry Niven; Jerry Pournelle, Lucifer's hammer, page 508:
- You carrying heat?" "You saw me unload the pistol," Hugo said. "It's in the waistband. And the kitchen knife. I need that for eating.
- 2004, Tom Clancy, The Teeth of the Tiger, page 62:
- Evidently, he wasn't carrying heat with him at the time." "Civilized place like Rome, why bother?" Granger observed.
- 2005, John Sayles, Pride of the Bimbos, page 187:
- Pogo Burns is not a guy who likes to be threatened with a rifle. Especially when it's for no good reason. You never show heat unless you plan to use it.
- 2007, Brian Groh, Summer People, page 234:
- "I should have brought some heat for you." "Heat?" "A burner, man, a gun."
- 2008, James Swain, The Night Stalker, page 92:
- Both were carrying heat, and I slipped their pieces into my pants pockets.
- 1983, Larry Niven; Jerry Pournelle, Lucifer's hammer, page 508:
- (countable, baseball) A fastball.
- The catcher called for the heat, high and tight.
- (uncountable) A condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile and therefore eager to mate.
- The male canines were attracted by the female in heat.
- (countable) A preliminary race, used to determine the participants in a final race
- The runner had high hopes, but was out of contention after the first heat.
- (countable) One cycle of bringing metal to maximum temperature and working it until it is too cool to work further
- I can make a scroll like that in a single heat.
- (countable) A hot spell.
- The children stayed indoors during this year's summer heat.
- (uncountable) Heating system.
- I'm freezing, could you turn on the heat?
- (uncountable) The output of a heating system.
- During the power outage we had no heat because the controls are electric.
- Older folks like more heat than the young.
Derived terms[edit]
terms derived from heat (noun)
Translations[edit]
thermal energy
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condition or quality of being hot
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attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth
period of intensity, particularly of emotion
undesirable amount of attention
slang: the police
slang: one or more firearms
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fastball
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condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile
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preliminary race, used to determine the participants in a final race
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one cycle of bringing metal to maximum temperature and working it until it is too cool to work further
hot spell
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Etymology 2[edit]
From Middle English heten, from Old English hǣtan (“to heat; become hot”), from Proto-Germanic *haitijaną (“to heat, make hot”).
Verb[edit]
heat (third-person singular simple present heats, present participle heating, simple past and past participle heated)
- To cause an increase in temperature of an object or space; to cause something to become hot; often with "up".
- I'll heat up the water.
- To arouse, to excite (sexually).
- The massage heated her up.
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space
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to arouse, to excite (sexually)
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