- 1[intransitive, transitive] to become or to make something become too hot The engine is overheating. overheat something It's vital not to overheat the liquid.
- 2[intransitive] (of a country's economy) to be too active, with rising prices
overheat
verbNAmE//ˌoʊvərˈhit//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they overheat he / she / it overheats
past simple overheated
-ing form overheating
noun [uncountable]See overheat in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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