Definition of overheat Overheat

/owˈvɚhiˌt/ - [owverheet] - o•ver•heat

We found 8 definitions of overheat from 6 different sources.

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What does overheat mean?

WordNet

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Verb

overheats, overheating, overheated  

overheat - make excessively or undesirably hot; "The room was overheated"
  heat up, heat make more intense; "Emotions were screwed up"
overheat - get excessively and undesirably hot; "The car engines overheated"
  heat up, hot up, heat make more intense; "Emotions were screwed up"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • overheat (Verb)
    To heat excessively.
  • overheat (Verb)
    To become excessively hot.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • overheat (v. t.)
    To heat to excess; to superheat.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • overheat
    To get excessively hot.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • overheat
    ō-vėr-hēt′, v.t. to heat to excess.—n. O′verheat, extreme heat

Part of speech

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  • overheat, verb, present, 1st person singular of overheat (infinitive).
  • overheat, verb (infinitive).
  • overheat, noun, singular of overheats.

Pronunciation

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