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Meaning of heat

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heat

Pronunciation:/hit/

noun

Definitions

  1. Thermal energy.

    Example: This furnace puts out 5000 BTUs of heat.   That engine is really throwing off some heat.   Removal of heat from the liquid caused it to turn into a solid.

  2. The condition or quality of being hot.

    Example: Stay out of the heat of the sun!

  3. An attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth.

    Example: The chili sauce gave the dish heat.

  4. A period of intensity, particularly of emotion.

    Example: It's easy to make bad decisions in the heat of the moment.

    Synonyms:passionvehemence

heat

Pronunciation:/hit/

verb

Definitions

  1. To cause an increase in temperature of (an object or space); to cause to become hot (often with "up").

    Example: I'll heat up the water.

  2. To become hotter.

    Example: There's a pot of soup heating on the stove.

  3. To excite or make hot by action or emotion; to make feverish.

  4. To excite ardour in; to rouse to action; to excite to excess; to inflame, as the passions.