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heat en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈhiːt/
  • [ˈhɪi̯t]
  • (US) audio

Etymology

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.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Thermal energy.
    • 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.
    • Heat and temperature, although different, are intimately related. [...] For example, suppose you added equal amounts of heat to equal masses of iron and aluminum. How do you think their temperatures would change?[…]if the temperature of the iron increased by 100 C°, the corresponding temperature change in the aluminum would be only 48 C°. 2007, James Shipman, Jerry Wilson, Aaron Todd, An Introduction to Physical Science: Twelfth Edition, pages 106–108:
    • Energy has seldom been found where we need it when we want it. Ancient nomads, wishing to ward off the evening chill and enjoy a meal around a campfire, had to collect wood and then spend time and effort coaxing the heat of friction out from between sticks to kindle a flame. 2013 July-August, Henry Petroski, “Geothermal Energy”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 4:
    • Heat limits the length and intensity of ship-to-ship combat. Starships generate enormous heat when they fire high-energy weapons, perform maneuvering burns, and run on-board combat electronics. In combat, warships produce heat more quickly than they can disperse it. As heat builds within a vessel, the crewed spaces become increasingly uncomfortable. Before the heat reaches lethal levels, a ship must win or retreat by entering FTL. After an FTL run, the ships halts, shuts down non-essential systems, and activates the heat radiation gear. 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Space Combat: Combat Endurance Codex entry:
  2. (countable, uncountable) The condition or quality of being hot.
    • Stay out of the heat of the sun!
  3. (uncountable) An attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth.
    • The chili sauce gave the dish heat.
  4. (uncountable) A period of intensity, particularly of emotion.
    • It's easy to make bad decisions in the heat of the moment.
  5. (uncountable) An undesirable amount of attention.
    • The heat from her family after her DUI arrest was unbearable.
  6. (countable) A fastball.
    • The catcher called for the heat, high and tight.
  7. (uncountable) 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.
  8. (countable, slang) A condition in which a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile and therefore eager to mate. ▸ In omegaverse fiction, a cyclical period in which omegas experience an intense, sometimes irresistible biological urge to mate.
    • When Yuri goes into his first heat, it is not only an uncomfortable and traumatic physical experience, it is also an identity crisis: this is the moment realizes that he is an omega, and not a beta as he had previously assumed. 2017, Marianne Gunderson, "What is an omega? Rewriting sex and gender in omegaverse fanfiction", thesis submitted to the University of Oslo, page 40
    • Hannibal's first kiss and his alpha saliva trigger Will's heat, […] 2018, Laura Campillo Arnaiz, “When the Omega Empath Met the Alpha Doctor: An Analysis of Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics in the Hannibal Fandom”, in Ashton Spacey, editor, The Darker Side of Slash Fan Fiction, page 127:
    • Some stories engage in dub-con scenarios where one or both partners are out of their minds with heat lust and lose all reasoning and inhibitions. 2013, Kristina Busse, “Pon Farr, Mpreg, Bonds, and the Rise of the Omegaverse”, in Anne Jamison, editor, Fic: Why Fanfiction Is Taking Over the World, page 321:
  9. (countable, endearing, slang, uncountable) A condition in which a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile and therefore eager to mate. ▸ The sexual arousal of a person, likened to that of a mammal.
  10. (countable, slang, uncountable) A condition in which a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile and therefore eager to mate. ▸ Semi-softcore NSFW art, primarily when posted to video-sharing websites.
  11. (countable) 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.
  12. (broadly, countable) 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… 2019 December 20, Becca, lakedistricthotels.net:
  13. (countable) One cycle of bringing metal to maximum temperature and working it until it is too cool to work further.
    • 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. 1945 January and February, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—III”, in Railway Magazine, page 13:
    • I can make a scroll like that in a single heat.
  14. (countable) A hot spell.
    • The children stayed indoors during this year's summer heat.
  15. (uncountable) Heating system; a system that raises the temperature of a room or building.
    • I'm freezing; could you turn on the heat?
    • The couple's sustainability efforts also included installing radiant heat under the concrete-slab floor. 2026 May 14, Julie Belcove, “Farm Fresh”, in Architectural Digest, volume 83, number 4, page 93:
  16. (uncountable) 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.
  17. (countable) A violent action unintermitted; a single effort.
    • …many pauses are required for refreshment betwixt the heats…. 1767, John Dryden, THE MISCELLANEOUS WORKS OF JOHN DRYDEN,Esq; Containing all his ORIGINAL POEMS, TITLES, AND TRANSLATIONS, IN FOUR VOLUMES.: VOLUME THE THIRD, page xxvii:
  18. (slang, uncountable) The police.
    • If you’re black / You might as well not show up on the street / Unless you want to draw the heat 1976, Jacques Levy, Bob Dylan, “Hurricane”, in Desire, performed by Bob Dylan:
    • What a field day for the heat / A thousand people in the street 1966 December, Stephen Stills, “For What It's Worth”performed by Buffalo Springfield:
    • The heat! Scram!
  19. (slang, uncountable) One or more firearms.
    • Evidently, he wasn't carrying heat with him at the time." "Civilized place like Rome, why bother?" Granger observed. 2004, Tom Clancy, The Teeth of the Tiger, page 62:
    • Both were carrying heat, and I slipped their pieces into my pants pockets. 2008, James Swain, The Night Stalker, page 92:
    • 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. 1983, Larry Niven with Jerry Pournelle, Lucifer's hammer, page 508:
    • 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. 2005, John Sayles, Pride of the Bimbos, page 187:
    • "I should have brought some heat for you." "Heat?" "A burner, man, a gun." 2007, Brian Groh, Summer People, page 234:
  20. (slang, uncountable) Stylish and valuable sneakers.
    • So from a working standpoint, does everyone wear heat in the kitchen? I heard you and your chefs talking about it before the interview. 2021 September 4, Ross Dwyer, “Sole Mates: Chef James Kent and the Union x Air Jordan 1”, in Hypebeast, archived from the original on 25 Dec 2022:
    • Even the boy bands had heat. 2011 September 26, Nick Restivo, “Choreographed Kicks: A History of Boy Bands in Sneaker Heat”, in Complex, New York, N.Y.: Complex Networks, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 Aug 2023:
    • Whoa, that guy is rocking some serious 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. 2020 July 2, Fabian Gorsler, “This Week's Sneaker Weather Forecast Gets Hot & Sweaty”, in Highsnobiety, archived from the original on 29 Aug 2023:
    • February is always a great month for sneakers. Thanks to the NBA All-Star Game, all of the league's brightest stars use the platform as an opportunity to debut some new heat. 2023 May 1, Pat Benson, “The NBA's Top Ten Sneakers of February”, in Sports Illustrated, New York, N.Y.: Arena Group Holdings, Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 29 Aug 2023:
  21. (countable, slang, uncountable) A negative reaction from the audience, especially as a heel (or bad character), or in general.

Forms

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heats Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

heat-treat · heat storm · heat lightning · prickly heat · heatstroke · heatscore · heat conductivity · heatronic · heat of transformation · white heat · heat-proof · radiant heat · heat detector · catch heat · heat shield · Scoville heat unit · heatful · heat island · heat spreader · out of heat · heatsick · heat bank · heat of passion · heatproof · over-heat · heat map · afterheat · heat death of the universe · specific heat capacity · heat-seal · molar heat capacity · heat exhaustion · Joulean heat · heat barrier · deheat · heat exchanger · pack heat · heat alarm · feel the heat · heat shrink · heat of vaporization · heat death · red heat · put the heat on · heat vision · heaten · body heat · heat stroke · the heat is on · heat shock protein · heat paste · heat haze · heat day · humid heat · heat exchange · bloodheat · heat dump · like a bitch on heat · in the heat of the moment · heat time · latent heat · heat treater · heat rash · heat checker · dead heat · heat transfer · heat dome · heat of fusion · heat capacity · heatshield · more heat than light · heat sink · on heat · take the heat · heat labile · heat plot · heat-seeking · heat intolerance · canned heat · ultraheat · tan heat · heatmapping · like a dog in heat · heat stable · heat lamp · animal heat · heat gun · heat-resistant · heat conductance · Nernst heat theorem · heat-ray · heat shock · heat engine · heat rub · turn up the heat · heatspot · heat check · heatless · specific heat · heat thunder · heat resistant · heat treatment · bioheat · heat pump · like a dog on heat · heat wave · heaty · heat of reaction · heatseeker · heat index · heat apoplexy · heat-treating · bottom heat · Joule heat · in heat · heatwave

Relateds

mul:q

Synonyms

rut · rut · rut · passion · vehemence · rut

Translations (441)

bg лютивост (attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth) · nl voorrronde (preliminary race, used to determine the participants in a final race) · es eliminatoria (preliminary race, used to determine the participants in a final race) · sc calore (thermal energy) · af hitte (thermal energy) · de Wärme (thermal energy) · as গৰম (thermal energy) · de Bulle (slang: the police) · hi गर्म (thermal energy) · af uitdun (preliminary race, used to determine the participants in a final race) · te వేడి (condition or quality of being hot) · alt јылу (thermal energy) · mi whiringa (preliminary race, used to determine the participants in a final race) · hu csípősség (attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth) · de Lauf (fastball) · tl init (thermal energy) · ko(condition or quality of being hot) · nl krols (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · vo hit (thermal energy) · lv siltums (thermal energy) · fi lämpöenergia (thermal energy) · nl hitte (condition or quality of being hot) · pov kalur (thermal energy) · fi kiima (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · alt изӱ (condition or quality of being hot) · no varme (condition or quality of being hot) · ga eachmairt (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · it batteria (preliminary race, used to determine the participants in a final race) · ur آنچ (thermal energy) · sw harara (thermal energy) · eu bero (condition or quality of being hot) · eo varmego (condition or quality of being hot) · yue 熱 /热 (thermal energy) · fa داغی (thermal energy) · pap kalor (condition or quality of being hot) · ota صیجاق (condition or quality of being hot) · ru жар (thermal energy) · grc θάλπος (thermal energy) · id panas (condition or quality of being hot) · lt šiluma (thermal energy) · uk тепло́ (thermal energy) · hu fegyver (slang: one or more firearms) · bg ченгета (slang: the police) · pag puetang (thermal energy) · vec całor (thermal energy) · nl tochtig (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · sq ohtë (thermal energy) · gu ઉકળાટ (thermal energy) · ota ایصی (thermal energy) · scn caluri (thermal energy) · es calidez (condition or quality of being hot) · mk топлина (thermal energy) · ota صیجاق (thermal energy) · cmn(hot spell) · pam pali (condition or quality of being hot) · da varme (condition or quality of being hot) · fr chaleur (hot spell) · lt kaitra (condition or quality of being hot) · ka სიცხე (condition or quality of being hot) · egy s-r:f-Q7 (condition or quality of being hot) · sv hetta (hot spell) · hi गरम (condition or quality of being hot) · it caldo (hot spell) · de Hitze (period of intensity, particularly of emotion) · ru пыл (period of intensity, particularly of emotion) · jv panas (condition or quality of being hot) · war init (thermal energy) · lv svelme (condition or quality of being hot) · enm hete (hot spell) · ru нака́л (period of intensity, particularly of emotion) · rup cãloari (thermal energy) · gu ગરમી (thermal energy) · af gekruide (attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth) · es estro (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · pt bófia (slang: the police) · pl klamka (slang: one or more firearms) · fi lämpömäärä (thermal energy) · sh vrućina (condition or quality of being hot) · pt calor (condition or quality of being hot) · rm chalur (thermal energy) · hu meleg (condition or quality of being hot) · hu forróság (condition or quality of being hot) · el ζέστη (thermal energy) · hu előfutam (preliminary race, used to determine the participants in a final race) · fa گرما (thermal energy) · fi laakasyöttö (fastball) · da varme (thermal energy) · ur گرمی (hot spell) · arz حرارة (thermal energy) · vi hơi nóng (condition or quality of being hot) · ota حرارت (thermal energy) · hy ջերմություն (thermal energy) · sw joto (condition or quality of being hot) · it calura (hot spell) · fi pyssy (slang: one or more firearms) · esu puqla (thermal energy) · qu ruphay (thermal energy) · id kalor (thermal energy) · no hetetokt (hot spell) · hi तपन (thermal energy) · it fervore (period of intensity, particularly of emotion) · lv tveice (condition or quality of being hot) · th ความร้อน (condition or quality of being hot) · pt cio (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · nl hittegolf (hot spell) · ltg korstums (condition or quality of being hot) · da runde (preliminary race, used to determine the participants in a final race) · ha zafi (thermal energy) · fi kiihko (period of intensity, particularly of emotion) · ang hǣtu (condition or quality of being hot) · el θερμότητα (thermal energy) · hy շոգ (condition or quality of being hot) · cs teplo (thermal energy) · de Hitze (hot spell) · as তাও (thermal energy) · lt karštis (condition or quality of being hot) · te కారము పుట్టుట (attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth) · scn caudu m calura f calurìa (thermal energy) · ro căldură (thermal energy) · egy s-r:f-Q7 (thermal energy) · pt picância (attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth) · ln eyangala (thermal energy) · sv värmeenergi (thermal energy) · es cachondez (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · bg жега (condition or quality of being hot) · it colata (one cycle of bringing metal to maximum temperature and working it until it is too cool to work further) · ru жар (condition or quality of being hot) · he פיקנטיות (attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth) · ilo pudot (condition or quality of being hot) · txb emalle (thermal energy) · es picor (attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth) · yue 熱 /热 (condition or quality of being hot) · ga teas (thermal energy) · it foga (period of intensity, particularly of emotion) · pap kalor (thermal energy) · cmn 熱 /热 (condition or quality of being hot) · sah итии (thermal energy) · pt calor (thermal energy) · hy տաքություն (thermal energy) · gl estro (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · la calor (thermal energy) · lb Hëtzt (condition or quality of being hot) · pl ciepło (thermal energy) · egy S-m-m-t-Q7 (condition or quality of being hot) · th ความร้อน (thermal energy) · ro calificări (preliminary race, used to determine the participants in a final race) · fr warm up (preliminary race, used to determine the participants in a final race) · gl sazón (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · mi mahana (thermal energy) · su panas (thermal energy) · rap hana (thermal energy) · af pikante (attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth) · af hittegolf (hot spell) · hi गर्मी (thermal energy) · ga teas (condition or quality of being hot) · el προκριματικός αγώνας (preliminary race, used to determine the participants in a final race) · hil init (condition or quality of being hot) · es vorágine (period of intensity, particularly of emotion) · it calore (hot spell) · hu felindulás (period of intensity, particularly of emotion) · ru тепло́ (condition or quality of being hot) · hu selejtező (preliminary race, used to determine the participants in a final race) · ar حَرَارَة (thermal energy) · nl pikantheid (attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth) · fur calôr (thermal energy) · ru острота́ (attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth) · it infornata (one cycle of bringing metal to maximum temperature and working it until it is too cool to work further) · da løbetid (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · ca calor (thermal energy) · ms haba (thermal energy) · es bola rápida (fastball) · sa घर्म (thermal energy) · sh toplina (thermal energy) · de Hitze (condition or quality of being hot) · hi ताप (thermal energy) · de Rolligkeit (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · cs vedro (condition or quality of being hot) · no brunst (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · pl ferwor (period of intensity, particularly of emotion) · ko(thermal energy) · fi lämpö (condition or quality of being hot) · th ความเผ็ด (attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth) · enm hete (period of intensity, particularly of emotion) · hu tüzelés (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · pov kalur (condition or quality of being hot) · pl rozgrzewka (preliminary race, used to determine the participants in a final race) · sah куйаас (thermal energy) · ru те́чка (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · ga catachas (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · pl żar (condition or quality of being hot) · gl calor (condition or quality of being hot) · ga clíth (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · tr ısı (thermal energy) · rm calira (thermal energy) · grc θέρμη (condition or quality of being hot) · nl broeds (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · ur تپش (thermal energy) · uk жар (thermal energy) · hu erősség (attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth) · nl warmte (thermal energy) · eu bero (thermal energy) · mrw pakayaw (thermal energy) · es tira (slang: the police) · sv hetta (period of intensity, particularly of emotion) · pl ciepło (condition or quality of being hot) · fr excitation (period of intensity, particularly of emotion) · ru тепло́ (thermal energy) · ast calor (thermal energy) · bg разгар (period of intensity, particularly of emotion) · cim brissinghe (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · hi ऊष्मा (thermal energy) · ps تودوخي (thermal energy) · tl init (condition or quality of being hot) · pl nagonka (undesirable amount of attention) · de Hitze (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · he גל חום (hot spell) · af verhitting (one cycle of bringing metal to maximum temperature and working it until it is too cool to work further) · gl calor (thermal energy) · sd وَڙُ (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · ps تودوخي (condition or quality of being hot) · hu feszültség (period of intensity, particularly of emotion) · fo riðil (preliminary race, used to determine the participants in a final race) · es brama (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · eo varmeco (condition or quality of being hot) · it calore (thermal energy) · et soojus (condition or quality of being hot) · ruq căloari (thermal energy) · om ho'ina (thermal energy) · et soojus (thermal energy) · de Brunst (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · mg mafana (thermal energy) · fr chaleur (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · ru гон (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · mba init (thermal energy) · hu hőség (hot spell) · pl upał (hot spell) · pt calor (hot spell) · cs říje (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · de Wärmeenergie (thermal energy) · fr piquant (attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth) · cmn 熱度 /热度 (hot spell) · ta சூடு (thermal energy) · fi paine (undesirable amount of attention) · ru охо́та (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · sv temperatur (condition or quality of being hot) · gl celo (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · hil init (thermal energy) · es poli (slang: the police) · et kuumus (condition or quality of being hot) · it impeto (period of intensity, particularly of emotion) · kea kalor (condition or quality of being hot) · ar سُخُونَة (condition or quality of being hot) · fr chaleur (thermal energy) · ceb init (thermal energy) · fr flicaille (slang: the police) · ckb گەرما (thermal energy) · cmn 预赛 (preliminary race, used to determine the participants in a final race) · de Schärfe (attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth) · fi painostus (undesirable amount of attention) · de Brunft (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · grc καῦμα (thermal energy) · gl eliminatoria (preliminary race, used to determine the participants in a final race) · ko 더위 (hot spell) · sa घृण (thermal energy) · de Bullen (slang: the police) · af op hitte (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · hi घर्म (condition or quality of being hot) · bg горещина (condition or quality of being hot) · ga reithíocht (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · sq nxehtësi (thermal energy) · cs horko (hot spell) · ota حرارت (condition or quality of being hot) · vo hit (condition or quality of being hot) · lv karstums (condition or quality of being hot) · ka სიცხარე (attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth) · it estro (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · sv runda (preliminary race, used to determine the participants in a final race) · ru теплота́ (condition or quality of being hot) · it pula (slang: the police) · pt estro (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · fi helle (hot spell) · hi तपन (condition or quality of being hot) · zza gherm (thermal energy) · sv hetta (condition or quality of being hot) · bg топлина (thermal energy) · bni eyangala (thermal energy) · ro rut (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · da heat (preliminary race, used to determine the participants in a final race) · sat ᱞᱚᱞᱚ (thermal energy) · fi kuumuus (condition or quality of being hot) · da hede (period of intensity, particularly of emotion) · pl pikantność (attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth) · zza gharm (thermal energy) · sv värme (condition or quality of being hot) · hu hév (period of intensity, particularly of emotion) · fa داغی (condition or quality of being hot) · ru зной (hot spell) · es calor (period of intensity, particularly of emotion) · eo oestro (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · gu તાપ (thermal energy) · af warm (condition or quality of being hot) · egy t:U30-A-w-Q7 (condition or quality of being hot) · kea kalor (thermal energy) · ja(hot spell) · ru нака́л (condition or quality of being hot) · da hedebølge (hot spell) · hu jard (slang: the police) · es onda de calor (hot spell) · es chota (slang: the police) · da opvarmning (one cycle of bringing metal to maximum temperature and working it until it is too cool to work further) · ta தகுதிச்சுற்று (preliminary race, used to determine the participants in a final race) · ka სითბო (thermal energy) · ltg syltums (thermal energy) · ota ایصی (condition or quality of being hot) · ru жара́ (condition or quality of being hot) · af hitte (period of intensity, particularly of emotion) · ga adhall (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · ja 暑さ (hot spell) · pl gnat (slang: one or more firearms) · it calore (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · it pressione (undesirable amount of attention) · la oestrus (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · pl spluwa (slang: one or more firearms) · rup cãldurã (thermal energy) · ilo pudot (thermal energy) · lv meklēšanās (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · fr chaleur (condition or quality of being hot) · enm hete (thermal energy) · ckb تیژ (attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth) · pam pali (thermal energy) · oc calor (thermal energy) · nl loops (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · fi juoksuaika (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · lt ruja (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · bg жега (hot spell) · mnc ᡶᡳᠶᠠᡴᡳᠶᠠᠨ (condition or quality of being hot) · cs žár (hot spell) · no varme (thermal energy) · enm hete (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · he טמפרטורה (thermal energy) · cmn 熱 /热 (hot spell) · ms kepanasan (thermal energy) · ru нагре́в (condition or quality of being hot) · ru жара́ (hot spell) · ca bòfia (slang: the police) · mt sħana (thermal energy) · fi lämpö (thermal energy) · kmr tîn (thermal energy) · pt fervor (period of intensity, particularly of emotion) · ms bahang (thermal energy) · pdt Hett (condition or quality of being hot) · es calor (thermal energy) · ga dáir (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · ur گرمی (thermal energy) · sv värme (thermal energy) · enm hete (condition or quality of being hot) · ar حَرَارَة (condition or quality of being hot) · pt pressão (undesirable amount of attention) · it caldo (condition or quality of being hot) · es canícula (hot spell) · hi उद्रेक (period of intensity, particularly of emotion) · es empalago (undesirable amount of attention) · es celo (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · hu hőség (condition or quality of being hot) · sv värmebölja (hot spell) · egy S-m-m-Q7 (condition or quality of being hot) · da styrke (attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth) · sa घर्म (condition or quality of being hot) · ota قیزغینلق (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · rup cãroari (thermal energy) · es calor (condition or quality of being hot) · hi गर्म (condition or quality of being hot) · sl vročina (condition or quality of being hot) · hu zsaruk (slang: the police) · sv löptid (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · fr chauffe (one cycle of bringing metal to maximum temperature and working it until it is too cool to work further) · hi आँच (thermal energy) · sc calori (thermal energy) · ja(thermal energy) · hu(thermal energy) · fi kuumennus (one cycle of bringing metal to maximum temperature and working it until it is too cool to work further) · de Vorlauf (preliminary race, used to determine the participants in a final race) · de Läufigkeit (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · hi गरमी (hot spell) · te విద్యుత్చక్తి (thermal energy) · fy hjitte (condition or quality of being hot) · pl afekt (period of intensity, particularly of emotion) · cmn 熱 /热 (thermal energy) · ro căldură (condition or quality of being hot) · es berrea (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · grc θέρμη (thermal energy) · pl ruja (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · pl psy (slang: the police) · he יִחוּם (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · hu indulat (period of intensity, particularly of emotion) · as তাপ (thermal energy) · sa तपस् (thermal energy) · kk жылулық (thermal energy) · sv heat (preliminary race, used to determine the participants in a final race) · sv brunst (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · da brunst (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · fr rut (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · bg разгоненост (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · mfe saler (thermal energy) · it madama (slang: the police) · bg предварителни серии (preliminary race, used to determine the participants in a final race) · sl toplota (thermal energy) · he חום (thermal energy) · la calor (condition or quality of being hot) · he חום (condition or quality of being hot) · izh jooksuaika (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · fr artillerie (slang: one or more firearms) · pl cieczka (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · km កំដៅ (condition or quality of being hot) · fi koukut (slang: the police) · alt изӱ (thermal energy) · frp chalor (thermal energy) · eo varmo (thermal energy) · it eliminatoria (preliminary race, used to determine the participants in a final race) · it calore (condition or quality of being hot) · de Wärme (condition or quality of being hot) · ga teas (hot spell) · rm caleira (thermal energy) · fur cjalt (thermal energy) · ang hǣtu (thermal energy) · sq vapë (condition or quality of being hot) · es picante (attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth) · fro chalor (condition or quality of being hot) · fi tulisuus (attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth) · pdt Hett (thermal energy) · pt eliminatória (preliminary race, used to determine the participants in a final race) · sl skupina (preliminary race, used to determine the participants in a final race) · hy տապ (condition or quality of being hot) · fi karsintaerä (preliminary race, used to determine the participants in a final race) · pl gorąco (condition or quality of being hot) · sv styrka (attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth) · fa گرمی (hot spell) · sq nxehtë (condition or quality of being hot) · te ఉద్రేకమ (period of intensity, particularly of emotion) · ro căldură (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile) · ro căldură (hot spell)

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heat en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /hiːt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • hēt (General-American)
  • hēt (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /hit/ (General-American)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

From Middle English heten, from Old English hǣtan (“to heat; become hot”), from Proto-Germanic *haitijaną (“to heat, make hot”).

Meanings

  1. (transitive) 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.
  2. (intransitive) To become hotter.
    • There's a pot of soup heating on the stove.
  3. (figuratively, transitive) 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. c. 1607–1608 (date written), William Shakespeare, [George Wilkins?], The Late, and Much Admired Play, Called Pericles, Prince of Tyre. […], London: […] [William White and Thomas Creede] for Henry Gosson, […], published 1609, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i]:
  4. (figuratively, transitive) 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. a. 1701 (date written), John Dryden, “To His Sacred Majesty. A Panegyric on his Coronation.”, in The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, […], volume I, London: […] J[acob] and R[ichard] Tonson, […], published 1760, →OCLC, page 34:
  5. (slang, transitive) To arouse, to excite (sexually).
    • The massage heated her up.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
heating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
het Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part dialectal lexicographic
het Tense=Past dialectal lexicographic
heated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
heated Tense=Past lexicographic
heats Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
heat Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part dialectal, obsolete lexicographic
heat Tense=Past dialectal, obsolete lexicographic

Deriveds

heat up · preheat · resuperheat · self-heating · underheat · deheat · reheat · superheat · heater · overheat · heatable · ultraheat · foreheat · heatability · heat through · steam-heat · desuperheat · heat-and-eat

Synonyms

hot up · warm up · hot · heat up · stoke

Translations (133)

uk нагрі́ти (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · es calentar (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · fr chauffer (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · pt esquentar (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · es calefaccionar (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · oc escaudar (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · ru нагрева́ть (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · nl opwarmen (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · grc θερμαίνω (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · gl quecer (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · de heizen (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · vo hitükön (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · gl quentar (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · sv välla (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · uk обігрі́ти (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · gd teasaich (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · bg нагрявам (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · no varme opp (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · mwl acalcer (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · mk грее (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · da tænde (to arouse, to excite (sexually)) · ja 加熱する (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · ru нагре́ть (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · enm chaufen (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · ru разогре́ть (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · la calesco (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · he הדליק (to arouse, to excite (sexually)) · es estimular (to arouse, to excite (sexually)) · fr réchauffer (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · sq nxeh (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · pl grzać (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · pl ogrzać (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · ca escalfar (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · mi whakawera (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · pl ogrzewać (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · es calentar (to arouse, to excite (sexually)) · lt šildyti (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · af verhit (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · fi hehkuttaa (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · ru возбужда́ть (to arouse, to excite (sexually)) · lv sildīt (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · it riscaldare (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · pl rozgrzać (to arouse, to excite (sexually)) · izh kuumentaa (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · uk опа́лювати (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · es cachondear (to arouse, to excite (sexually)) · ru разогре́ть (to arouse, to excite (sexually)) · pl podniecić (to arouse, to excite (sexually)) · it eccitare (to arouse, to excite (sexually)) · bg разгорещявам (to arouse, to excite (sexually)) · oc escaufar (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · hi तपाना (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · pl rozgrzewać (to arouse, to excite (sexually)) · de heiß machen (to arouse, to excite (sexually)) · ka აცხელებს (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · fi paahtaa (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · sv upphetsa (to arouse, to excite (sexually)) · fr exciter (to arouse, to excite (sexually)) · nl opwinden (to arouse, to excite (sexually)) · sv tända (to arouse, to excite (sexually)) · la calefacio (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · nl heet worden (to arouse, to excite (sexually)) · es calefactar (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · ar سَخَّنَ (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · ru разогрева́ть (to arouse, to excite (sexually)) · fr échauffer (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · no tenne (to arouse, to excite (sexually)) · mi whakatao (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · fro eschalfer (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · grc θάλπω (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · ru возбуди́ть (to arouse, to excite (sexually)) · it scaldare (to arouse, to excite (sexually)) · fi kiihottaa (to arouse, to excite (sexually)) · ar أَحَرَّ (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · uz qizdirmoq (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · fi saada hehkumaan (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · es excitar (to arouse, to excite (sexually)) · fro eschaufer (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · sv hetta (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · ru разогрева́ть (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · izh lämmittää (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · pl podgrzać (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · ka ახურებს (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · pl podgrzewać (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · uk нагріва́ти (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · es caldear (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · cmn 发情 (to arouse, to excite (sexually)) · fi kuumentaa (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · bg възбуждам (to arouse, to excite (sexually)) · no opphisse (to arouse, to excite (sexually)) · ka აღგზნებს (to arouse, to excite (sexually)) · pl podniecać (to arouse, to excite (sexually)) · ro încălzi (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · eo hejti (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · es elevar la temperatura (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · sv värma (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · uk грі́ти (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · nl verhitten (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · ru греть (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · pap keinta (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · hu fűt (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · ka ათბობს (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · la foveō (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · es poner (to arouse, to excite (sexually)) · it scaldare (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · ang hǣtan (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · ne तताउनु (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · sa तपति (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · pt aquecer (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · sv egga (to arouse, to excite (sexually)) · izh varistaa (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · enm heten (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · de erhitzen (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · lt kaitinti (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · uk обігріва́ти (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · pt excitar (to arouse, to excite (sexually)) · nmn ǂgáʻã (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · da opvarme (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · bg стоплям (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · nmn ǃqʻóbi (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · he הלהיט (to arouse, to excite (sexually)) · fi lämmittää (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · mi whakamahana (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · udm эстыны (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · nl verwarmen (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · he חימם (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · id memanaskan (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · vi đun (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · nb oppvarme (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · cmn 加熱 /加热 (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · gl excitar (to arouse, to excite (sexually)) · bg нагорещявам (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space) · sq nxit (to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space)

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heat en · VERB · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • /hiːt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /hɛt/
  • hēt
  • /hit/ (General-American)
  • (US) audio
  • hĕt

Etymology

Either an alternative spelling of het (“heated”), a continuation of late Middle English heet, het (an analogical simple past of heten (“to heat”) created on the basis of bet, the past tense of beten (“to beat”)), or a later analogical formation from the past forms of beten's modern reflex beat.

Meanings

  1. (dialectal, form-of, obsolete, participle, past) simple past and past participle of heat
    form of heat
    • HEAT, for heated, is in popular use and pronounced het; but it is not elegant. [1828, Noah Webster, “Heat”, in An American Dictionary of the English Language: […] , volumes I (A–I), New York, N.Y.: S. Converse; printed by Hezekiah Howe, →OCLC:
    • Then was Nebuchad-nezzár ful of rage, and the forme of his viſage was changed againſt Shadrách, Meſhach, & Abednegó: therefore he charged and commanded that they ſhulde heate the fornace at once ſeuen ⁱtimes more then it was wonte to be heate. 1560, [William Whittingham et al., transl.], The Bible and Holy Scriptures Conteyned in the Olde and Newe Testament. […] (the Geneva Bible), Geneva: […] Rouland Hall, →OCLC, Daniél III:19, folio 358, verso:
    • 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. c. 1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life and Death of King Iohn”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i], page 14, column 1:

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