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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Shoppers who always sweat at night said this pillow helped keep them dry and didn’t cause them to overheat.
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Shea Simmons, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2024
Whereas some memory foam mattress toppers can leave you feeling overheated at night, this one from Linenspa is infused with cooling gel that works to draw your body heat away from you in order to help keep you comfortable.
—Kirsten Chanel Webber, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2024
Memory foam products are notorious for overheating, so the graphite infusions in Saatva’s Graphite Memory Foam Pillow are especially welcome.
—Ashley Zlatopolsky, Architectural Digest, 15 Aug. 2024
The airflow in the Dyson barrel attracts, and self-wraps, the hair, while the diffuser and the blade concentrator attachments also rely on Coandă aerodynamics to shape the hair without overheating it.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 15 Aug. 2024
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Shea Simmons, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2024
Whereas some memory foam mattress toppers can leave you feeling overheated at night, this one from Linenspa is infused with cooling gel that works to draw your body heat away from you in order to help keep you comfortable.
—Kirsten Chanel Webber, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2024
Memory foam products are notorious for overheating, so the graphite infusions in Saatva’s Graphite Memory Foam Pillow are especially welcome.
—Ashley Zlatopolsky, Architectural Digest, 15 Aug. 2024
The airflow in the Dyson barrel attracts, and self-wraps, the hair, while the diffuser and the blade concentrator attachments also rely on Coandă aerodynamics to shape the hair without overheating it.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Overheat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overheat. Accessed 8 Sep. 2024.
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