Meaning of heat In English

• 0 the quality of being hot or warm, or the temperature of something:

  • the heat of the sun/fire

  • How do you manage to work in this heat without air conditioning?

  • She always wore a coat, even in the heat of summer.

  • Cook the meat on a high/low heat (= at a high/low temperature).

• 1 the system that keeps a building warm:

  • Is the heat on?

• 2 a less important race or competition in which it is decided who will compete in the final event

• 3 An animal that is in heat is in a state of sexual excitement and ready to breed.

• 4 to make something hot or warm, or to become hot or warm:

  • A large house like this must be expensive to heat.

  • Shall I heat up some soup for lunch?

• 5 warmth, esp. a lot of warmth:

  • the heat of the sun

  • I thought I’d like living in Florida, but the heat was too much for me.

  • I’m freezing – can you turn up the heat?

  • Lower the heat when the water starts to boil.

• 6 a type of energy that moves from one object or substance to another because of their difference in temperature

• 7 a state of strong emotion, esp. excitement or anger:

  • The heat of his own argument swept him away.

  • John apologized for the remarks he had made in the heat of the moment (= while he was angry or excited).

• 8 responsibility or blame:

  • We took a lot of heat for showing that on TV.

• 9 a competition, esp. a race, in which it is decided who will compete in the final event

• 10 If an animal, esp. a female, is in heat, it is ready to breed.

• 11 to make a place or thing warm:

  • It costs a lot to heat this house.

  • Heat the sauce in the microwave.

• 12 to be in a difficult situation in which you have to deal with a lot of problems:

  • Domestic retailers are feeling the heat from foreign competitors.

• 13 to try to force someone or something to do something in order to get the result you want:

  • OPEC could turn up the heat by increasing oil prices still further.