overheat vs heat up
heat up vs overheatoverheat and heat up both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| overheat | No | No | Yes | No |
| heat up | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
heat up is a hypernym of
overheat; that is, heat up is a
word with a broader meaning than overheat:
- overheat: get excessively and undesirably hot
- heat up: gain heat or get hot
As verbs,
heat up is a hypernym of
overheat; that is, heat up is a
word with a broader meaning than overheat:
- overheat: make excessively or undesirably hot
- heat up: make hot or hotter
Other hypernyms of overheat include
heat.
| overheat (verb) | heat up (verb) |
|---|---|
| get excessively and undesirably hot | make hot or hotter |
| make excessively or undesirably hot | gain heat or get hot |
| make more intense |
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