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overheat vs heat

heat vs overheat

overheat is not a noun while heat is a noun.

overheat and heat both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
overheat No No Yes No
heat Yes No Yes No
As verbs, heat is a hypernym of overheat; that is, heat is a word with a broader meaning than overheat:
  • overheat: get excessively and undesirably hot
  • heat: gain heat or get hot
Other hypernyms of overheat include heat up, hot up.
As verbs, heat is a hypernym of overheat; that is, heat is a word with a broader meaning than overheat:
  • overheat: make excessively or undesirably hot
  • heat: make hot or hotter
Other hypernyms of overheat include heat up.
overheat (noun) heat (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
overheat (verb) heat (verb)
get excessively and undesirably hot gain heat or get hot
make excessively or undesirably hot make hot or hotter
arouse or excite feelings and passions
provide with heat
Difference between overheat and heat

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