overheated
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o·ver·heat
(ō′vər-hēt′)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.
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overheated
(ˌəʊvəˈhiːtɪd)adj
(Economics) economics inflated or tending towards inflation
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Adj. | 1. | overheated - heated beyond a safe or desirable point; "the child became overheated"; "overheated metal" hot - used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning; "hot stove"; "hot water"; "a hot August day"; "a hot stuffy room"; "she's hot and tired"; "a hot forehead" |
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overheated
adjective angry, furious, incensed, enraged, pissed (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang), worked up, agitated, inflamed, impassioned, pissed off (taboo slang), irate, hot under the collar (informal), hot and bothered (informal), overexcited In America, overheated drivers have been known to shoot one another.
cool, collected, calm, composed, dispassionate, unfazed (informal), unruffled, unemotional, unexcited
cool, collected, calm, composed, dispassionate, unfazed (informal), unruffled, unemotional, unexcited
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overheated
[ˌəʊvərˈhiːtɪd] adj [room, building] → surchauffé(e)
[market] → en surchauffe
(= angry) [person] → irascible
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overheated
[ˌəʊvəˈhiːtɪd] adj (debate) → surriscaldato/a; (person, angry) → arrabbiato/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995