heat
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heat (countable and uncountable; plural heats)
- (uncountable, physics) 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.
- (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.
- He's packing heat.
- (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.
[edit] Translations
physics: 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: gun
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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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[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Etymology 2
Old English hætan
[edit] Verb
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to 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.
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to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space
to arouse, to excite (sexually)
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