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.
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As the world warms, some dog mushers are running their teams at night so the animals don’t overheat.
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The Atlantic Science Desk, The Atlantic, 28 Dec. 2024
The fire is believed to have been caused by an overheating device near a cable of one of the elevators.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Just last month, a Southwest Airlines flight waiting to depart from Denver International Airport was evacuated after a passenger’s overheating phone set fire to a seat, according to a report in the New York Post.
—Barry Collins, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Half of the energy costs in a data center typically comes from running cooling systems and air conditioning to keep the servers from overheating.
—Azeem Azhar, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
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The Atlantic Science Desk, The Atlantic, 28 Dec. 2024
The fire is believed to have been caused by an overheating device near a cable of one of the elevators.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Just last month, a Southwest Airlines flight waiting to depart from Denver International Airport was evacuated after a passenger’s overheating phone set fire to a seat, according to a report in the New York Post.
—Barry Collins, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Half of the energy costs in a data center typically comes from running cooling systems and air conditioning to keep the servers from overheating.
—Azeem Azhar, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for overheat
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“Overheat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overheat. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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