heat
/hi:t/
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Definition
Noun:
- A form of energy associated with the movement of atoms and molecules, capable of being transferred between systems due to a temperature difference: In physics, 'heat' is thermal energy in transfer.
- The quality of being hot; high temperature: The sensation or condition of warmth or hotness.
- Intensity of feeling, especially of anger or excitement: A state of heightened emotion or agitation.
- A preliminary round in a race or contest: A single race within a series, especially in sports like track or swimming, where winners advance to the next round.
- Pressure or stress, especially from pursuit or investigation: (Informal) Intensive pressure, as from police or other authorities.
Verb:
- To make or become hot or warmer: To raise the temperature of something.
- To excite or stir up emotionally: To arouse feelings of passion, anger, or excitement.
Usage and Examples
- Noun (Physical Energy/Temperature):
- The heat from the sun is essential for life on Earth.
- Metal expands when it is exposed to heat.
- Noun (Intense Feeling):
- In the heat of the argument, many harsh words were said.
- She answered with some heat in her voice.
- Noun (Sports Competition):
- The runner won her heat and qualified for the semifinals.
- Verb (To Make Hot):
- Please heat the soup for five minutes.
- The room began to heat up as more people arrived.
- Verb (To Excite):
- His inflammatory speech served only to heat the crowd's anger.
Advanced Usage and Nuances
- "In the heat of the moment": Acting impulsively during a time of intense emotion.
- He didn't mean it; he said those things in the heat of the moment.
- "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen": (Idiom) If you cannot handle the pressure or stress of a situation, you should remove yourself from it.
- "Turn up the heat": (Idiomatic) To increase pressure on someone or intensity in a situation.
- The police turned up the heat on the criminal organization.
Variants and Related Words
- Heated (adj): Made warm; also, characterized by anger or excitement.
- a heated swimming pool / a heated debate
- Heater (n): A device for heating, such as a space heater or water heater.
- Heating (n): The system or process of making a building warm.
- We pay a high bill for heating in the winter.
Synonyms
- Noun (for temperature): Warmth, hotness.
- Noun (for intensity): Passion, fervor, excitement, fury.
- Verb (to make hot): Warm (up), reheat.
- Verb (to excite): Inflame, agitate, stir up.
Phrasal Verbs
- Heat up:
- To become hotter or more intense.
- Tensions began to heat up between the rival groups.
- To make something hot.
- I'll heat up some leftovers for dinner.
Idioms
- Take the heat: To endure criticism or pressure.
- The CEO had to take the heat for the company's poor performance.
- Dead heat: A race in which two or more competitors finish at exactly the same time.
- The race ended in a dead heat.
Noun
- utility to warm a building
- the heating system wasn't working
- they have radiant heating
- a preliminary race in which the winner advances to a more important race
- applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity
- the trait of being intensely emotional
- the sensation caused by heat energy
- the presence of heat
- a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
Verb
- gain heat or get hot
- The room heated up quickly
- 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
- provide with heat
- heat the house
- make hot or hotter
- the sun heats the oceans
- heat the water on the stove