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Pronunciation
IPA|/hi:t/, SAMPA|/hi:t/
audio|en-us-heat.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i�t|-i�t

Etymology 1
OE. hætu

Noun
en-noun|s|-

1. uncountable|physics thermal energy

#: This furnace puts out 5000 BTUs of heat.
#: That engine is really throwing off some heat.
#: Removal of heat from the liquid caused it to turn into a solid.

1. uncountable The condition or quality of being hot.

#: Stay out of the heat of the sun!

1. uncountable An attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth.

#: The chili sauce gave the dish heat.

1. uncountable A period of intensity, particularly of emotion.

#: It's easy to make bad decisions in the heat of the moment

1. uncountable An undesirable amount of attention.

#: The heat from her family after her DUI arrest was unbearable.

1. uncountable slang The police.

#: ''The heat! Scram!

1. uncountable slang A gun.

#: He's packing heat.

1. countable baseball A fastball.

#: The catcher called for the heat, high and tight.

1. uncountable A condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile and therefore eager to engage in sexual intercourse

#: The male canines were attracted by the female in heat.

1. countable A preliminary race, used to determine the participants in a final race

#: The runner had high hopes, but was out of contention after the first heat.

1. countable One cycle of bringing metal to maximum temperature and working it until it is too cool to work further

#: I can make a scroll like that in a single heat.

1. countable A hot spell<span id="heat13"></span>.

#: The children stayed indoors during the summer heats.

Translations
trans-top|physics: thermal energy
Croatian: t-|hr|toplina|f
Czech: t-|cs|teplo|n
Danish: Varme
Dutch: hitte f, warmte f
Finnish: lämpö, lämpöenergia
German: Wärmeenergie f, Wärme f
Greek: �ε�μ��η�α (thermótita) f
Hebrew: he-translation|���|khóm m, he-translation|��פר��ר�|temperatúra f
Italian: t+|it|calore|m
trans-mid
Japanese: JAchar|� (��, netsu)
Kurdish: KUchar|گ��ر�ا
Russian: �епло (t'epló) n
Spanish: t+|es|calor|m
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trans-top|condition or quality of being hot
Croatian: t-|hr|toplina|f
Dutch: t-|nl|drift|f
Danish: t-|da|varme
Finnish: t-|fi|kuumuus, t-|fi|lämpö
German: t+|de|Hitze|f, t+|de|Wärme|f
Hebrew: he-translation|���|khóm m
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Italian: t+|it|calore|m
Japanese: JAchar|� (��, netsu), JAchar|�� (���, atasusa)
Russian: �епло�а (t'eplotá) f, наг�ев (nagr'év) m, накал (nakál) m
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trans-top|attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth
Finnish: t|fi|tulisuus
German: t-|de|Schärfe|f
Hebrew: he-translation|פ�קנ���ת|pikantiyút f
Italian: gusto piccante m, sapore piccante m
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Kurdish: KUchar|ت��
Russian: о���о�а (ostrotá) f
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trans-top|period of intensity, particularly of emotion
Danish: t-|da|hede
Finnish: kiihko
German: t+|de|Hitze|f
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Italian: t-|it|fervore|m, t-|it|foga|f, t+|it|impeto|m
Russian: п�л (pyl) m, накал (nakál) m
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trans-top|undesirable amount of attention
Finnish: t+|fi|paine, t|fi|painostus
Italian: t+|it|pressione|f
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trans-top|slang: the police
Italian: t+|it|pula|f, t+|it|madama|f
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trans-top|slang: gun
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trans-top|fastball
German: t+|de|Lauf|m
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trans-top|condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile
Danish: Løbetid
Finnish: t-|fi|kiima
French: t+|fr|rut|m
German: t+|de|Brunft|f, t+|de|Hitze|f, t+|de|Rolligkeit|f, t+|de|Läufigkeit|f
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Italian: t+|it|calore|m, t-|it|estro|m
Russian: �е�ка (t'é�ka) f
Spanish: t-|es|celo|m
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trans-top|preliminary race, used to determine the participants in a final race
Danish: heat, runde
Finnish: karsintaerä
German: Vorlauf m
trans-mid
Greek: ��οκ�ιμα�ικ�� αγ�να� m
Italian: t-|it|eliminatoria|f, t+|it|batteria|f
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trans-top|one cycle of bringing metal to maximum temperature and working it until it is too cool to work further
Danish: opvarmning
Finnish: t|fi|kuumennus
trans-mid
Italian: t-|it|infornata|f, t+|it|colata|f
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trans-top|hot spell
Czech: t-|cs|horko|n, t-|cs|žár|m
Danish: hedebølge
Finnish: t-|fi|helle
German: t+|de|Hitze|f
Hebrew: he-translation|�� ���|gal khóm m
trans-mid
Italian: t+|it|caldo|m, t-|it|calura|f, t+|it|calore|m
Russian: жа�а (žará) f
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ttbc|Chinese: �度
ttbc|French: chaleur f
ttbc|Galician: calor f
ttbc|Hungarian: meleg, h�
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ttbc|Korean: �
ttbc|Ido: varmeso
ttbc|Norwegian: varmer opp
ttbc|Portuguese: calor
ttbc|Spanish: calor m
ttbc|Swedish: värme
ttbc|Telugu: వ�డి, �ష�ణ� (vEDi, ushNaM)
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Derived terms
top3
heat capacity
heat death
heat engine
heat exchanger
heat lamp
mid3
heatproof
heat pump
heat-resistant
heat-seeking
heat shield
mid3
heat sink
heatstroke
heat treatment
heatwave

Etymology 2
Old English hætan

Verb
en-verb

1. To cause an increase in temperature of an object or space; to cause something to become hot; often with "up".

#: I'll heat up the water.

1. to arouse, to excite (sexually)

#: The massage heated her up.

Translations
trans-top|to cause an increase in temperature of an object or space
Danish: opvarme
Dutch: verhitten, verwarmen, opwarmen
Finnish: lämmittää, kuumentaa, paahtaa
German: erhitzen
Hebrew: he-translation|����|khimém
Italian: t-|it|scaldare, t-|it|riscaldare
trans-mid
Russian: г�е�� (gr'et'), наг�ева��/наг�е�� (nagr'evát'/nagr'ét'), �азог�ева��/�азог�е�� (razogr'evát'/razonagr'ét')
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trans-top|to arouse, to excite (sexually)
Danish: tænde
Dutch: opwinden, heet worden
Finnish: kiihottaa
German: hei� machen
Hebrew: he-translation|����ק|hidlík, he-translation|�����|hilhít
Italian: t-|it|scaldare, t-|it|eccitare
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Russian: возб�жда��/возб�ди�� (vozbuždát'/vozbudít'), �азог�ева��/�азог�е�� (razogr'evát'/razonagr'ét')
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ttbc|French: chauffer
ttbc|Galician: quentar
ttbc|Ido: varmigar
ttbc|Polish: grza�, ogrzewa�, podgrzewa�
ttbc|Spanish: calentar
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