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What (who) is overheat - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Overheating (disambiguation); Overheat; Overheated
overheat
(overheats, overheating, overheated)
1.
If something overheats or if you overheat it, it becomes hotter than is necessary or desirable.
The engine was overheating and the car was not handling well...
Why do we pay to overheat pubs and hotels?
VERB: V, V n
• overheated
...that stuffy, overheated apartment.
ADJ
2.
If a country's economy overheats or if conditions overheat it, it grows so rapidly that inflation and interest rates rise very quickly. (BUSINESS)
The private sector is increasing its spending so sharply that the economy is overheating...
Their prime consideration has been not to overheat the economy.
VERB: V, V n
• overheated
...the disastrous consequences of an overheated market.
ADJ
overheat
¦ verb
1. make or become too hot.
2. (of an economy) show marked inflation when increased demand results in rising prices.
Overheat
·vt To heat to excess; to Superheat.
Wikipedia
Overheating
Overheating may refer to:
- Overheating (economics), a rapid, very big growth of production that is thought to have a negative influence
- Overheating (electricity), unexpected rise of temperature in a portion of electrical circuit, that can cause harm to the circuit, and accidents
- Overheating (combinatorial game theory), an operation on combinatorial games that approximately reverses the effect of chilling
- Hyperthermia, also called sunstroke, an elevated body temperature due to failed thermoregulation
- Thermal shock, the overheating of a device leading to reduced efficiency, damage or even destruction
Examples of use of overheat
1. The bank warned of the possibility the economy might overheat.
2. "It is clearly important that the economy does not overheat.
3. My cell phone started to pulse and then get warm and then overheat.
4. NASA wanted them removed to ensure they wouldn‘t overheat, damaging Discovery‘s belly during re–entry.
5. Nokia has admitted batteries in 46 million of its mobile phones could overheat, causing a fire.