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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The source of the strong odor was traced to a circuit board that overheated, and it was replaced, Duffy said.
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
The officers have a shift schedule in place and a vet on standby to make sure their mounts don’t overheat.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Officials said a hiker became severely fatigued, overheated and was not able to safely descend.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
Chakrabarti’s adaptation insists upon doing so, in ways that O’Farrell’s novel and Chloé Zhao’s lush, overheated film adaptation do not.
—Rhoda Feng, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
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Michael Loria, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
The officers have a shift schedule in place and a vet on standby to make sure their mounts don’t overheat.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 27 Mar. 2026
Officials said a hiker became severely fatigued, overheated and was not able to safely descend.
—Tim Fang, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
Chakrabarti’s adaptation insists upon doing so, in ways that O’Farrell’s novel and Chloé Zhao’s lush, overheated film adaptation do not.
—Rhoda Feng, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026
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 31 Mar. 2026.
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