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to heat

to heat

298 1.0
To make something hot or warmer
  • verb
  • /hiːt/
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  • To heat the room quickly, turn the thermostat up to 75 degrees.
  • heat the water
  • heat the air
  • the sun heats the air

And most of them are going to just heat wasted heat.

Examples

  • The end product, a chicken feed, was heated to 120 Celsius for 15 minutes before dehydration.

    Academic text (1992)
  • I could heat it up for you if you want.

  • The water is heating up, by the way.

  • Do not use the stove to heat your home.

  • For example, when water is heated by fire, it can heat other things as well.

    Academic text (2017)
  • The function of the furnace is to heat the aluminum parts to 1,000 degrees F.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Some patients find rubbing or warming affected areas with heated wheat bags helpful.

    Academic text (2012)
  • In a large saucepan, you should heat the sauce on medium until it starts to bubble.

  • Please heat the water for the tea until it's steaming.

Synonyms

to warm
vsto heat
488 1.0

To make or become less cold

can raise temperature more, sometimes making things hot
to warm up
vsto heat
85 1.6

Become or make something less cold

is a general temperature increase rather than a preparatory action
to heat up
vsto heat
84 1.0

To make something hot or warm

increases temperature without necessarily making it very hot

Antonyms

770 1.0

Become solid because of cold, like water turning to ice

256 1.0

To make or become less warm

Idioms

During a very emotional moment when people act without thinking

To notice warmth on your skin from the sun or a fire

7 6.1

When you feel strong feelings and act without thinking

4 8.1

Unable to handle pressure or strong criticism

Phrasal Verbs

84 1.0

To make something hot or warm

57 3.4

To become more intense or make a situation more intense

Make a situation more urgent to force someone to act

7 9.9

To carry a gun on your body for protection

To make a room or car warm by switching on a machine that warms it

to catch heat
  • Informal
1 8.3

To get criticism or blame from others for something you did

Make the oven reach the right temperature before you put food in it

To heat a building by sending steam through pipes or radiators

Compounds

30 3.2

A period of very hot weather that lasts several days

19 6.7

A race result when two or more people finish exactly together

heat shield
  • Specialized
10 4.6

A layer or device that protects a spacecraft from very hot air when it returns to the atmosphere

5 8.0

A strong beam of energy that makes things hot from far away

5 3.6

A lamp that gives off heat to warm people, animals, or food

heat exhaustion
  • Specialized
5 4.0

A condition when you feel dizzy, sick, and weak after being very hot and not drinking enough water

heat-seeking missile
  • Specialized
4 5.0

A weapon that follows the heat from a plane's engine to hit it

heat pump
  • Specialized
4 4.2

A machine that moves heat from outside air or the ground into a building to warm it

heat energy
  • Specialized
3 3.2

The movement of warmth from a hotter thing to a cooler thing

heat content
  • Specialized
2 6.7

The total energy in a system, including energy from pressure and volume

heat exchanger
  • Specialized
2 4.1

A machine that moves heat between two liquids or gases without mixing them

latent heat
  • Specialized
1 5.0

Heat taken in or given out when a material changes state, such as melting and boiling

1 3.5

A skin irritation with small red bumps that appears when it is hot and humid

heat engine
  • Specialized
1 5.0

A machine that uses heat to make movement or power

heat sink
  • Specialized
1 4.5

A metal part that takes heat away from electronic parts so they do not get too hot

specific heat
  • Specialized
1 5.7

Amount of heat needed to raise one gram of a material by one degree Celsius

heat dissipation
  • Specialized
1 4.4

The release of heat from a machine or device to prevent overheating

heat prostration
  • Specialized
1 6.8

A condition of dizziness, feeling sick, and weakness from losing fluids in hot weather, also called heat exhaustion

1 7.0

A skin rash with small itchy red spots in hot, wet weather

steam heat
  • Specialized
1 3.2

A system that heats a building by sending steam to radiators

1 7.8

Very high temperature that makes metal glow white

1 2.6

Heat from burning natural gas to warm a building

heat of sublimation
  • Specialized
1 8.2

The amount of heat needed to change a solid directly into a gas without becoming liquid

Bright flashes in the far sky at night with no nearby thunder, often on hot evenings

heat unit
  • Specialized
1 5.3

A measure of heat energy like a calorie or BTU

total heat
  • Specialized
1 7.0

The amount of energy inside a system plus its pressure times its volume

blood heat
  • Archaic
5.5

The normal temperature of the human body, about 37°C or 98.6°F

6.7

The idea that temperature goes up when particles move faster

heat of fusion
  • Specialized
6.3

The amount of heat needed to change one kilogram of solid to liquid at its melting point without changing temperature

6.5

Amount of energy given off for each kilogram when a liquid becomes solid, for example when water freezes

heat of solution
  • Specialized
6.8

Heat released or taken in when a substance dissolves in a large amount of liquid like water

7.3

Amount of energy absorbed or released when a substance changes state like ice melting

heat of vaporization
  • Specialized
7.2

Amount of heat needed to turn a liquid into steam without raising its temperature

heat flash
  • Specialized
7.6

A very short, strong burst of heat from an explosion that can burn things nearby

heat hyperpyrexia
  • Specialized
9.9

A dangerous rise in body temperature after being in very hot conditions

heat of condensation
  • Specialized
7.2

The amount of heat given off when a gas becomes a liquid

heat of dissociation
  • Specialized
8.6

Energy needed to break molecules into smaller parts in a hot gas or liquid

heat of formation
  • Specialized
6.7

The heat released or absorbed per mole when a compound forms from its elements under standard conditions

heat-absorbing
  • Specialized
6.1

A material or reaction that takes in heat from its surroundings

heat-releasing
  • Specialized
5.2

A chemical reaction or substance that gives off heat

heat barrier
  • Specialized
8.6

A speed limit where a plane gets so hot that its parts can be damaged

heat capacity ratio
  • Specialized
7.0

The number showing how much more heat a material needs at constant pressure than at constant volume

red heat
  • Specialized
6.1

A very high temperature when metal glows red

How Hot

to burn
1.0
to scald
14 4.8
to boil
269 1.0
to heat
298 1.0
to warm
488 1.0

Surface Forms

heat infinitive
heated past
heated past participle
heating present participle
heats third person singular

Etymology

Heat comes from the old English word hāt meaning 'hot', so to heat something is simply to make it 'hot' or warmer.