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overheat
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o·ver·heat  (vr-ht)
v. o·ver·heat·ed, o·ver·heat·ing, o·ver·heats
v.tr.
1. To heat too much.
2. To cause to become excited, agitated, or overstimulated.
v.intr.
To become too hot or very excited.

overheat [ˌəʊvəˈhiːt]
vb
1. to make or become excessively hot
2. (tr; often passive) to make very agitated, irritated, etc.
3. (Economics) (intr) (of an economy) to tend towards inflation, often as a result of excessive growth in demand
4. (Economics) (tr) to cause (an economy) to tend towards inflation
n
the condition of being overheated
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.overheat - get excessively and undesirably hot; "The car engines overheated"
heat up, hot up, heat - gain heat or get hot; "The room heated up quickly"
2.overheat - make excessively or undesirably hot; "The room was overheated"
heat, heat up - make hot or hotter; "the sun heats the oceans"; "heat the water on the stove"
Translations
overheat [ˌəʊvəˈhiːt]
A. VT
1. (lit) → recalentar, sobrecalentar
to get overheatedrecalentarse
2. (Econ, fig) → sobrecalentar
B. VIrecalentarse
overheat [ˌəʊvərˈhiːt] vi
[economy] → être en surchauffe
[engine] → chauffer
overheat [ˌəʊvəˈhiːt]
1. vi (engine, brakes) → surriscaldarsi
2. vtsurriscaldare

overheat [ˌəʊvəˈhiːt]
1. vi (engine, brakes) → surriscaldarsi
2. vtsurriscaldare


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