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Webster 1913 Edition

Overheat

Oˊver-heat′

,
Verb.
T.
[Cf.
Superheat
.]
To heat to excess; to superheat.
Cowper.

Webster 1828 Edition

Overheat

OVERHE'AT

,
Verb.
T.
To heat to excess.

Definition 2024

overheat

overheat

English

Verb

overheat ‎(third-person singular simple present overheats, present participle overheating, simple past and past participle overheated)

  1. (transitive) To heat excessively
  2. (intransitive) To become excessively hot

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

overheat ‎(plural overheats)

  1. A condition of being overheated.
    • 2002, Earl Rogers, Captain (page 245)
      Continued operation with an overheat could lead to other serious problems, perhaps even a fire.

Etymology

over- +‎ heat

Pronunciation

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