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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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 27 Feb. 2026
The acquisition will give Eaton an attractive foothold in liquid cooling, a technology that helps keep AI chips from Nvidia and others from overheating.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2026
Because of old infrastructure and inefficient temperature-balancing systems, some classrooms get overheated in the winter, even while teachers open windows and run fans.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 26 Feb. 2026
Yellowing is usually caused by overheating.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2026
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“Overheat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overheat. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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