over-heat en · VERB
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of overheat.
alt of overheat
The problem was that the batteries only lasted for a few hours. If they were left on for longer they tended to over-heat and, eventually, to blow up, which is reportedly what happened when the diplomat forgot to turn off his calculator.
2012 March 4, Alice Rawsthorn, “Farewell, Pocket Calculator?”, in The New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| over-heated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| over-heated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| over-heat | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| over-heats | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| over-heating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |