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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Some 40,000 people were initially ordered to evacuate after a tank storing a toxic industrial chemical overheated and caused pressure to build up on May 21.
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 26 May 2026
The soft fabric will feel nice against your skin without overheating you in the sun.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2026
Sections lower in the nozzle that were not cooled began to overheat and sag while molten plastic dripped from the engine outlet.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 May 2026
Airflow from vent hoses becomes restricted, and things can overheat.
—Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 24 May 2026
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 26 May 2026
The soft fabric will feel nice against your skin without overheating you in the sun.
—Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2026
Sections lower in the nozzle that were not cooled began to overheat and sag while molten plastic dripped from the engine outlet.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 May 2026
Airflow from vent hoses becomes restricted, and things can overheat.
—Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 24 May 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 29 May. 2026.
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