heat (heats plural & 3rd person present) (heating present participle) (heated past tense & past participle )
1 verb When you heat something, you raise its temperature, for example by using a flame or a special piece of equipment.
Meanwhile, heat the tomatoes and oil in a pan. V n
...heated swimming pools. V-ed
2 n-uncount Heat is warmth or the quality of being hot.
The seas store heat and release it gradually during cold periods...
3 n-uncount Theheat is very hot weather.
As an asthmatic, he cannot cope with the heat and humidity...
4 n-uncount The heat of something is the temperature of something that is warm or that is being heated.
with supp
Adjust the heat of the barbecue by opening and closing the air vents.
5 n-sing You use heat to refer to a source of heat, for example a cooking ring or the heating system of a house.
Immediately remove the pan from the heat...
6 n-uncount You use heat to refer to a state of strong emotion, especially of anger or excitement.
oft N of n
It was all done in the heat of the moment and I have certainly learned by my mistake...
7 n-sing The heat of a particular activity is the point when there is the greatest activity or excitement.
the N of n
Last week, in the heat of the election campaign, the Prime Minister left for America.
8 n-count A heat is one of a series of races or competitions. The winners of a heat take part in another race or competition, against the winners of other heats.
...the heats of the men's 100m breaststroke.
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dead heat
9 When a female animal is on heat in British English, or in heat in American English, she is in a state where she is ready to mate with a male animal, as this will probably result in her becoming pregnant.
on heat/in heat phrase v-link PHR heat up
1 phrasal verb When you heat something up, especially food which has already been cooked and allowed to go cold, you make it hot.
(=warm up)
Freda heated up a pie for me. V P n (not pron)
2 phrasal verb When a situation heats up, things start to happen much more quickly and with increased interest and excitement among the people involved.
(=hot up) (Antonym: cool off)
Then in the last couple of years, the movement for democracy began to heat up. V P
3 phrasal verb When something heats up, it gradually becomes hotter.,
(Antonym: cool down)
In the summer her mobile home heats up like an oven. V P
blood heat
Blood heat is a temperature of 37°C, which is about the same as the normal temperature of the human body. n-uncount
dead heat (dead heats plural )If a race or contest is adead heat, two or more competitors are joint winners, or are both winning at a particular moment in the race or contest. In American English, you can say that a race or contest is in adead heat. n-count
The race ended in a dead heat between two horses...
heat stroke , heatstroke
Heat stroke is the same as sunstroke. n-uncount
prickly heat
Prickly heat is a condition caused by very hot weather, in which your skin becomes hot, uncomfortable, and covered with tiny bumps. n-uncount
