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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "heat"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āϤāĻžāĻĒ, āωāĻˇā§āĻŖāϤāĻž

the method or system used to warm a building and keep it comfortable inside, such as central heating, radiators, etc.
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heat definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The old house relied on gas heat, providing warmth throughout the winter months.
āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻžāύ⧋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻ—ā§āϝāĻžāϏ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āωāĻĒāϰ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ­āϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ, āĻļā§€āϤāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧀āύ āĻŽāĻžāϏ āϜ⧁āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āωāĻˇā§āĻŖāϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āϤāĻžāĻĒ, āϤāĻžāĻĒā§€āϝāĻŧ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ

a form of energy that is transferred between objects or substances due to a difference in temperature
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
When you touch a hot stove, you feel the heat transferring from the stove to your hand.
āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āϝāĻ–āύ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ—āϰāĻŽ āϚ⧁āϞāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ, āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āϚ⧁āϞāĻž āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­āĻŦ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāĨ¤
2.1

āϤāĻžāĻĒ, āĻ—āϰāĻŽ

a state of having a higher than normal temperature
heat definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She could feel the heat from the campfire on her face.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻĢāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§āϖ⧇ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāϤ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϤāĻžāĻĒ, āϤ⧀āĻŦā§āϰāϤāĻž

the heightened level of intensity, urgency, or tension experienced in a situation that often leads to increased pressure or emotional responses
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The team felt the heat of the deadline approaching and worked tirelessly to complete the project.
āĻĻāϞāϟāĻŋ āĻĄā§‡āĻĄāϞāĻžāχāύ āφāϏāĻžāϰ āϚāĻžāĻĒ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻ­āĻŦ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āύāĻŋāϰāϞāϏāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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the physical feeling or perception experienced when exposed to thermal energy

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The heat of the fire made the room uncomfortable.
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āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻžāĻĒ, āφāĻŦ⧇āĻ—

the quality or condition of being intensely emotional or passionate
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She spoke with such heat that everyone in the room was moved by her words.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāϤāϟāĻž āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāύāĻž āϏāĻšāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āϝ⧇ āϘāϰ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŦāĻžāχ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϤāĻžāĻĒ

a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity in nonhuman mammals, often associated with reproductive cycles
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
During the heat cycle, the dog exhibited increased restlessness and vocalization.
āĻ—āϰāĻŽ āϚāĻ•ā§āϰ āϚāϞāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧀āύ, āϕ⧁āϕ⧁āϰāϟāĻŋ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰāϤāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•āĻŖā§āĻ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϏāĻŋāϰāĻŋāϜ, āϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝāϤāĻž āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ⧇āϰ āϰ⧇āϏ

one of a series of competitive races or contests, where participants compete against each other to qualify for the next round or a final event
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Each heat in the swimming competition determined who would move on to the semifinals.
āϏāĻžāρāϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϝ⧋āĻ—āĻŋāϤāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻšāĻŋāϟ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻž āϏ⧇āĻŽāĻŋāĻĢāĻžāχāύāĻžāϞ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
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āφāϗ⧁āύ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āύāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϏ, āĻ—āϰāĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āύāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āϏ

highly desirable, exclusive, or stylish sneakers
Slang
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He showed up with heat on his feet and turned heads.
āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻšāĻžāϜāĻŋāϰ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻŦāĻžāχāϕ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻž āϘ⧁āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ—āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻŦāĻžā§œāĻžāύ⧋

to raise the temperature of something
Transitive: to heat sth
to heat definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Over time, the sunlight has heated the pavement.
āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇, āϏ⧂āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧋āĻ• āĻĢ⧁āϟāĻĒāĻžāĻĨāϟāĻŋ āĻ—āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ—āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻžāύ⧋

to increase in temperature
Intransitive
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The soup heated on the stove, sending delicious aromas throughout the kitchen.
āĻ¸ā§āϝ⧁āĻĒ āϚ⧁āϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ—āϰāĻŽ āĻšāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āύāĻžāϘāϰ āϜ⧁āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ⧁ āĻ—āĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻĒā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to cause excitement, arousal, or agitation
Transitive: to heat a person or their sentiments
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
His romantic gestures never failed to heat her passion for him.
āϤāĻžāϰ āϰ⧋āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻŋāĻ• āĻ…āĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻ­āĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŋ āĻ•āĻ–āύāĻ“ āϤāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϤāĻžāϰ āφāĻŦ⧇āĻ— āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻšāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĨ¤
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āĻ—āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to provide a space with heat and warmth
Transitive: to heat a space
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The central heating system heated the entire house evenly during the winter months.
āϕ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§āϰ⧀āϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻž āĻļā§€āϤāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧀āύ āĻŽāĻžāϏāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ—āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

heatable
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