overheat
verb
over·heat
ˌō-vər-ˈhēt 
overheated; overheating; overheats
: to become heated beyond a safe or desirable point
Examples of overheat in a Sentence
I overheated the food in the microwave.
Be careful not to overheat the engine.
Recent Examples on the Web
The derailment near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border led to calls for reform by lawmakers and regulators, yet have resulted in only small changes like installing more trackside detectors to spot overheating bearings like the one that caused the East Palestine crash.
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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 12 Sep. 2024
Detractors have argued that a spending spree risks overheating an economy still trying to recover from generationally high inflation.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 11 Sep. 2024
That means there’s no chance of a water leak, like what happened to Parmitano, but overheating similar to the Gemini missions could become an issue, as could fogging of the astronaut’s visors.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 10 Sep. 2024
The extreme heat interrupted service on Metrolink’s Arrow service between San Bernardino and Redlands on Thursday, when overheating batteries shut down the trains.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
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Kate Gibson, CBS News, 12 Sep. 2024
Detractors have argued that a spending spree risks overheating an economy still trying to recover from generationally high inflation.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 11 Sep. 2024
That means there’s no chance of a water leak, like what happened to Parmitano, but overheating similar to the Gemini missions could become an issue, as could fogging of the astronaut’s visors.
—Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 10 Sep. 2024
The extreme heat interrupted service on Metrolink’s Arrow service between San Bernardino and Redlands on Thursday, when overheating batteries shut down the trains.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
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“Overheat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overheat. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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