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heat

/ heat /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
provide with heat
"heat the house"
Type of:
supply provide render
Kinds of:
steam-heat
Derived:
heating system heating plant heating warmth hotness
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
gain heat or get hot
"The room heated up quickly"
Opposites:
cool chill cool down
Type of:
change state turn
Kinds of:
overheat fry
Derived:
heating system heating plant heating warmth hotness
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 3
make hot or hotter
"heat the soup"
Opposites:
cool chill cool down
Type of:
change alter modify
Kinds of:
toast crisp scald soak calcine
Derived:
warmth hotness high temperature heat energy heater
Causes:
hot up heat up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 4
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
Type of:
energy
Kinds of:
geothermal energy heat of dissociation heat of formation heat of solution latent heat
Derived:
hot up heat up
noun Sense 5
a preliminary race in which the winner advances to a more important race
Type of:
race
noun Sense 6
the sensation caused by heat energy
Type of:
temperature
Derived:
hot up heat up
noun Sense 7
intense passion or emotion
Type of:
emotionality emotionalism
Derived:
inflame stir up wake ignite fire up
noun Sense 8
the presence of heat
Opposites:
coldness cold low temperature
Type of:
temperature
Kinds of:
calefaction incalescence fieriness red heat torridity
Derived:
heat up hot up
noun Sense 9
applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity
Opposites:
anestrus anestrum anoestrus anoestrum
Type of:
physiological state physiological condition
Derived:
rut
noun Sense 10
utility to warm a building
"the heating system wasn''t working"
"they have radiant heating"
Type of:
utility
Kinds of:
central heating gas heat panel heating steam heat steam heating
Has parts:
building edifice
Derived:
hot up heat up
verb Sense 11
arouse or excite feelings and passions
"The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"
"The refugees'' fate stirred up compassion around the world"
"Wake old feelings of hatred"
Type of:
arouse elicit enkindle
Kinds of:
ferment
Derived:
warmth passion inflammation inflaming
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
99%
Sense Count
11
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
94
Times Searched
3
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supply provide render steam-heat change state turn overheat fry cool chill cool down change