heat

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Thermal energy.

2. 2

   The condition or quality of being hot.

   • Stay out of the heat of the sun!
3. 3

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

   • The chili sauce gave the dish heat.
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   1. 4

      A period of intensity, particularly of emotion.

      • It's easy to make bad decisions in the heat of the moment.
   2. 5

      An undesirable amount of attention.

      • The heat from her family after her DUI arrest was unbearable.
   3. 6

      A fastball.

      • The catcher called for the heat, high and tight.
   4. 7

      A condition in which a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile and…

      A condition in which a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile and therefore eager to mate.

      • The male canines were attracted by the female in heat.
   5. 8

      A preliminary race, used to determine the participants in a final race.

      • The runner had high hopes, but was out of contention after the first heat.
   6. 9

      A stage in a competition, not necessarily a sporting one

      A stage in a competition, not necessarily a sporting one; a round.

      • The first heat of the Rotary Young Chef Competition went underway on Monday 16th December…
   7. 10

      One cycle of bringing metal to maximum temperature and working it until it is too cool to…

      One cycle of bringing metal to maximum temperature and working it until it is too cool to work further.

      • I can make a scroll like that in a single heat.
      • The smiths themselves were a grand lot of fellows, full of a robust, and sometimes Rabelaisian sense of humour, and between "heats," they could be most entertaining.
   8. 11

      A hot spell.

      • The children stayed indoors during this year's summer heat.
   9. 12

      Heating system

      Heating system; a system that raises the temperature of a room or building.

      • I'm freezing; could you turn on the heat?
   10. 13

       The output of a heating system.

       • During the power outage we had no heat because the controls are electric. Older folks like more heat than the young.
   11. 14

       A violent action unintermitted

       A violent action unintermitted; a single effort.

       • …many pauses are required for refreshment betwixt the heats….
   12. 15

       The police.

       • The heat! Scram!
       • What a field day for the heat / A thousand people in the street
       • If you’re black / You might as well not show up on the street / Unless you want to draw the heat
   13. 16

       One or more firearms.

       • You carrying heat?" "You saw me unload the pistol," Hugo said. "It's in the waistband. And the kitchen knife. I need that for eating.
       • Evidently, he wasn't carrying heat with him at the time." "Civilized place like Rome, why bother?" Granger observed.
       • Pogo Burns is not a guy who likes to be threatened with a rifle. Especially when it's for no good reason. You never show heat unless you plan to use it.
   14. 17

       Stylish and valuable sneakers.

       • Whoa, that guy is rocking some serious heat.
       • Even the boy bands had heat.
       • The sneaker release calendar is unpredictable like the weather. Some kicks are pure heat, while others deserve to be left out in the cold. Sifting through the mass isn't easy.
   15. 18

       A negative reaction from the audience, especially as a heel (or bad character), or in…

       A negative reaction from the audience, especially as a heel (or bad character), or in general.

   16. 19

       To cause an increase in temperature of (an object or space)

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

       • I'll heat up the water.
   17. 20

       To become hotter.

       • There's a pot of soup heating on the stove.
   18. 21

       To excite or make hot by action or emotion

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

       • Ile leaue you my ſweete Ladie, for a while, pray walke ſoftly, doe not heate your bloud, what, I muſt haue care of you.
   19. 22

       To excite ardour in

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

       • A noble emulation heats your breaſt, / And your own fame now robs you of your reſt.
   20. 23

       To arouse, to excite (sexually).

       • The massage heated her up.
   21. 24

       simple past and past participle of heat

       • The Iron of it ſelfe, though heate red hot, / Approaching neere theſe eyes, would drinke my teares, / And quench this fierie indignation, / Euen in the matter of mine innocence.
       • HEAT, for heated, is in popular use and pronounced het; but it is not elegant.
   22. 25

       Acronym of high explosive antitank, a munition using a high explosive shaped charge to…

       Acronym of high explosive antitank, a munition using a high explosive shaped charge to breach armour.

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