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heat vs overheat

overheat vs heat

heat is a noun but overheat is not a noun.

heat and overheat both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
heat Yes No Yes No
overheat No No Yes No
As verbs, overheat is a hyponym of heat; that is, overheat is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than heat:
  • heat: gain heat or get hot
  • overheat: get excessively and undesirably hot
Other hyponyms of heat include fry.
As verbs, overheat is a hyponym of heat; that is, overheat is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than heat:
  • heat: make hot or hotter
  • overheat: make excessively or undesirably hot
Other hyponyms of heat include crisp, crispen, toast, scald, soak, calcine, preheat, scorch, sear, bake, broil, reheat.
heat (noun) overheat (noun)
utility to warm a building
the presence of heat
the trait of being intensely emotional
the sensation caused by heat energy
a preliminary race in which the winner advances to a more important race
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity
heat (verb) overheat (verb)
gain heat or get hot get excessively and undesirably hot
make hot or hotter make excessively or undesirably hot
arouse or excite feelings and passions
provide with heat
Difference between heat and overheat

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