heat
17 ENTRIES FOUND:
- heat (noun)
- heat (verb)
- heated (adjective)
- heating (noun)
- heat–seeking (adjective)
- heat exhaustion (noun)
- heat lightning (noun)
- heat prostration (noun)
- heat rash (noun)
- heat resistant (adjective)
- heat wave (noun)
- blood heat (noun)
- dead heat (noun)
- prickly heat (noun)
- underfloor heating (noun)
- battle (noun)
- light (noun)
plural
heats
plural
heats
Britannica Dictionary definition of HEAT
1
[noncount]
:
energy that causes things to become warmer
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The sun's heat melted the snow.
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the intense heat of a fire
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She applied heat to the sore muscles in her leg.
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body heat
2
[noncount]
:
hot weather or temperatures
— often used with the
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a period of high heat and humidity
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The crops were damaged by drought and extreme heat.
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the desert's dry heat [=hot temperatures with little moisture in the air]
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She doesn't like the heat.
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The runners performed well despite the 90-degree heat.
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These flowers tend to wilt in the heat of summer.
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They found a place to rest during the midday/afternoon heat.
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They rested during the heat of the day. [=the hottest part of the day]
3
a
:
the level of temperature that is used to cook something
[count]
— usually singular
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The meat was cooked at a high heat for 10 minutes.
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Reduce the heat to low and simmer.
[noncount]
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Cook the milk over low/gentle/medium heat.
b
[singular]
:
a source of heat used for cooking something
:
the hot part of an oven, stove top, etc.
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Remove the pan from the heat.
4
[noncount]
chiefly US
:
the system that is used to provide warmth to a room or building
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The house uses electric/gas/oil/solar heat. [=heating]
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Would you please turn up/down the heat? [=(Brit) heating]
5
[noncount]
a
:
strong and often angry feelings
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It's a topic that generates a lot of heat.
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He responded with some heat [=he responded in an angry way] to the accusations.
b
:
the time when emotions are most strongly felt
— used in phrases like in the heat of passion, in the heat of the moment, etc.
—
see also in the heat of (the) battle at 1battle
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The crime was committed in the heat of passion. [=when the criminal was very angry]
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She said things in the heat of the moment [=when she was angry for a short period of time] that she later regretted.
6
chiefly US, informal
a
the heat
:
pressure to do something
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The administration is putting the heat on legislators to approve the tax bill.
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She's at her best when the heat is on. [=when she feels a lot of pressure; when she needs to finish something quickly]
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The company has turned up the heat on [=has put extra pressure on] its employees to finish the job quickly.
◊ The expression if you can't stand/take the heat, get out of the kitchen means that you should not try to do a difficult job if you cannot deal with the pressure and problems that are part of the job.
b
[noncount]
:
criticism or abuse
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He took/got a lot of heat for his decision.
7
[count]
:
one of several races or contests that are held in order to decide who will be in the final race or contest
—
see also dead heat
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The top two finishers in each heat will move on to the finals.
in heat
(US) or British on heat
— used to describe a female animal that is ready to have sex and is able to become pregnant
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The cat is in heat.
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like a dog in heat
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an animal that is coming into heat [=beginning to be in heat]
more heat than light
◊ To produce or generate more heat than light means to cause anger without helping to make something better understood.
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Her first book on the issue generated more heat than light.
pack heat
US slang, old-fashioned + humorous
:
to carry a gun
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a thug who was packing heat
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heatless buildings
2
heat
/ˈhiːt/
verb
heats;
heated;
heating
2
heat
/ˈhiːt/
verb
heats;
heated;
heating
Britannica Dictionary definition of HEAT
[+ object]
:
to cause (something) to become warm or hot
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I heated the vegetables in the microwave.
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They heat their house with a wood stove.
heat up
[phrasal verb]
1
:
to become warm or hot
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The morning started out cold but it heated up quickly.
2
:
to become more active, intense, or angry
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Their conversation started to heat up. [=(Brit) hot up]
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Competition between the two companies is heating up.
3
heat (something) up
or
heat up (something)
:
to cause (something) to become warm or hot
—
see also preheat
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Could you heat up the vegetables, please?
