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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024o•ver•heat /ˌoʊvɚˈhit/USA pronunciation v. - to (cause to) become too hot or be heated too much: [~ + object]Driving in the desert can rapidly overheat any car's engine.[no object]The car overheated before we went five miles.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024o•ver•heat (ō′vər hēt′),USA pronunciation v.t. - to heat to excess.
- to excite or agitate;
make vehement:a crowd overheated by rabble-rousers.
v.i. - to become overheated:a stove that overheats alarmingly; a temper that overheats with little provocation.
n. - the state or condition of being overheated;
excessive heat, agitation, or vehemence.
- Middle English overheten. See over-, heat 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: overheat /ˌəʊvəˈhiːt/ vb - to make or become excessively hot
- (tr; often passive) to make very agitated, irritated, etc
- (intransitive) (of an economy) to tend towards inflation, often as a result of excessive growth in demand
- (transitive) to cause (an economy) to tend towards inflation
n - the condition of being overheated
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