overheat
To heat excessively.
Other meanings
To become excessively hot.
To grow too quickly in an uncontrolled way.
Related words
- overheater
Word history
From Middle English "overheten".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “overheat” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.