heats

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/hiːts/ English

Definitions

Thermal energy.“This furnace puts out 5000 BTUs of heat. That engine is really throwing off some heat. Removal of heat from the liquid caused it to turn into a solid.”
The condition or quality of being hot.“Stay out of the heat of the sun!”
An attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth.“The chili sauce gave the dish heat.”
A period of intensity, particularly of emotion.“It's easy to make bad decisions in the heat of the moment.”

To cause an increase in temperature of (an object or space); to cause to become hot (often with "up").“I'll heat up the water.”
To become hotter.“There's a pot of soup heating on the stove.”
To excite or make hot by action or emotion; to make feverish.
To excite ardour in; to rouse to action; to excite to excess; to inflame, as the passions.

(plural noun) A period of hot weather.“Everyone suffered during the heats of July.”