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Definition of Overheat
1. Verb. Get excessively and undesirably hot. "The car engines overheated"
2. Verb. Make excessively or undesirably hot. "The room was overheated"
Definition of Overheat
1. v. t. To heat to excess; to superheat.
Definition of Overheat
1. Verb. (transitive) To heat excessively ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) To become excessively hot ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Overheat
1. to heat to excess [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overheat
Literary usage of Overheat
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Practical Treatise on Friction, Lubrication, Fats and Oils: Including the by [Ernst] Emil F[ranz] Dieterichs (1906)
"... and the heat finally accumulates to such an extent as to overheat the bearings,
and if further continued will so increase and expand the metal as to ..."
2. The Insurance Cyclopáedia: Being a Dictionary of the Definition of Terms by Cornelius Walford (1876)
"3 Flue, Hot Air 18 Flue, Hot Plate 2 flue, Foul 1946 lue, overheat of 18 Flue,
... Friction Furnace, overheat of . Furnace set on Timber . Furnace Shaft . ..."
3. Journal of the Statistical Society of London by Statistical Society (Great Britain) (1877)
"Heat from retorts foul 1946 overheat of 18 kitchen 1 Flue, ... in 7 „ heat from
12 „ overheat of 4 Flue adjoining 101 „ blocked up 8 „ copper 1 „ defect in ..."
4. Quarterly of the National Fire Protection Association by National Fire Protection Association (1896)
"The provision of an extinguishing system in the jet pipe bay is unnecessary
because the only source of overheat is the jet pipe itself. ..."
5. Automotive Repair: Instruction Manual of Repair Jobs by John Calvin Wright (1921)
"Can an engine overheat from improper operation? Explain. 5. What are the conditions
affecting the cooling system which may cause the engine to overheat? 6. ..."
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