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 Fire Phone’s proprietary Fire OS lacked popular apps available in the Android and iOS app stores, and had a complicated multi‑camera screen system for displaying 3D images that used so much battery power that the handset often overheated.
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Greg Bensinger, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
All of her guests who’ve slept on them say the sheets are supple and keep them from overheating.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 17 Mar. 2026
The robot sprays a protective curtain of water around its body to prevent overheating.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Mar. 2026
The smell was traced to a circuit board that had overheated and was subsequently replaced, Duffy said in an update.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
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Greg Bensinger, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
All of her guests who’ve slept on them say the sheets are supple and keep them from overheating.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 17 Mar. 2026
The robot sprays a protective curtain of water around its body to prevent overheating.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Mar. 2026
The smell was traced to a circuit board that had overheated and was subsequently replaced, Duffy said in an update.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 13 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 29 Mar. 2026.
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