heat

[[t]hit[/t]]

n.

1) the condition or quality of being hot; the state of a body having or generating a high degree of warmth

2) degree of hotness; temperature:

moderate heat[/ex]

3) the sensation of warmth or hotness

4) a bodily temperature higher than normal

5) a source of heat, as a stove burner or furnace

6) phs added or external energy that causes a rise in temperature, expansion, or other physical change

7) phs a nonmechanical energy transfer between regions of different temperature, as between a system and its surroundings or between two parts of the same system

Symbol: Q 3)

8) hot weather or climate

9) a period of hot weather

10) coo sharp, pungent flavor; spiciness

11) warmth or intensity of feeling; vehemence; passion

12) maximum intensity in an activity or condition; height:

the heat of battle; the heat of passion[/ex]

13) tension or strain, as from the pressure of events:

in the heat of a hasty departure[/ex]

14) cvb sts Slang.

a) pursuit or investigation by the police

b) intensified or coercive pressure:

to put the heat on someone[/ex]

c) censure; blame; hostile response

d) the police

e) a firearm; gun

15) a single intense effort or operation:

The painting was finished at a heat[/ex]

16) spo

a) a single course in or division of a race or other contest

b) a race or other contest in which competitors attempt to qualify for entry in the final race or contest

17) mel

a) a single operation of heating, as of metal in a furnace, in the treating and melting of metals

b) a quantity of metal produced by such an operation

18) zool.

a) sexual receptiveness in animals, esp. females

b) the period or duration of such receptiveness:

to be in heat[/ex]

19) an indication of high temperature, as by the color or condition of something

20) to make hot or warm (often fol. by up)

21) to excite emotionally; inflame; rouse

22) to become hot or warm (often fol. by up)

23) to become excited emotionally

24) cvb phv heat up, to increase or become more active or intense

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Etymology: bef. 900; ME hete, OE hǣtu, c. OFris, MD hēte, OHG heizī; n. der. from base of hot heat′a•ble, adj.