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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Marie Lodi, Allure, 22 May 2025
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—Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 18 May 2025
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Marie Lodi, Allure, 22 May 2025
But even the boring bank stocks can get overheated at times.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 21 May 2025
Suburban sprawl has paved over many flower farms and climate change has overheated remaining land.
—Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 18 May 2025
Clean out the dust and refresh thermal paste: Older desktops tend to overheat, which can slow things down or cause random shutdowns.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2025
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. 2025.
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