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heat

UK/hiːt/ US/hit/ common slang
noun (7) verb (4)

noun

1.

a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature

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the sensation caused by heat energy

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4.
5.

applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity

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6.

a preliminary race in which the winner advances to a more important race

7.

utility to warm a building

  • “the heating system wasn”
  • “;”
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verb

1.

make hot or hotter

  • “heat the soup”
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2.

provide with heat

  • “heat the house”
3.

arouse or excite feelings and passions

  • “The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor”
  • “The refugees”
  • “;”
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4.

gain heat or get hot

  • “The room heated up quickly”
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Origin

From Middle English hete, from Old English hǣtu, from Proto-West Germanic *haitī, from Proto-Germanic *haitį̄ (“heat”), from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- (“heat; hot”). Cognate with Scots hete (“heat”), Saterland Frisian Hatte (“heat”), Old High German heizī (“heat”). Related also to Dutch hitte (“heat”), German Hitze (“heat”), Swedish hetta (“heat”), Faroese and Icelandic hiti (“heat”). Related to hot.

Phrases

  • animal heat
  • body heat
  • bottom heat
  • canned heat
  • catch heat
  • dead heat
  • feel the heat
  • heat alarm
  • heat through
  • heat up

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