heat


Definition: Meaning of, heat in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / hiːt /

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heat heats
  1. warmth [uncountable] warmth or the quality of being hot
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  2. the heat very hot weather or a high temperature
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  3. in cooking [countable usually singular, uncountable] the level of temperature used when cooking or heating something
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  4. strong feelings [uncountable] strong feelings, especially anger or excitement
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  5. pressure [uncountable] strong pressure on someone
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  6. system to heat building [uncountable] American English the system in a house or other building that keeps it warm in the winter, or the warmth from this system [=  heating British English]
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  7. in a race [countable] a part of a race or competition whose winners then compete against each other in the next part
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  8. on heat British English American English if a female animal is on heat, her body is ready to have sex with a male
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
heat heated heated
Present Participle Third Person Singular
heating heats
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  1. to make something become warm or hot [=  warm up]
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heat used in phrases

  • blood heat (noun)
    1. the normal temperature of the human body
  • dead heat (noun)
    1. a situation during or at the end of a race or competition in which two or more competitors have the same number of points etc, have reached the same level, or have taken the same time to complete a particular distance
  • gas heat (noun)
    1. heating system that burns natural gas
  • heat barrier (noun)
    1. a limit to high speed flight imposed by aerodynamic heating
  • heat capacity (noun)
    1. physics the capability of a substance to absorb heat energy; specifically, the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of an object by one unit of temperature
  • heat content (noun)
    1. thermodynamics a thermodynamic quantity equal to the internal energy of a system plus the product of its volume and pressure
  • heat death (noun)
    1. physics the state of a thermodynamic system having reached a maximum entropy; temperature is uniform throughout, and no energy is available to do work, esp. as a possible future state of the universe
  • heat dissipation (noun)
    1. dissipation of heat
  • heat energy (noun)
    1. a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
  • heat engine (noun)
    1. any engine that makes use of heat to do work
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heat used in phrasal verbs

  • heat through (phrasal verb)
    1. heat something through to heat food that has already been cooked, until every part of it is very hot
  • heat up (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive/transitive] same as heat2
    2. [intransitive] if a situation heats up, it becomes more exciting, dangerous, or serious
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