What does heat mean

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heat

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

heat

I.noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a heat wave (=a period of unusually hot weather)

▪ California is in the middle of a heat wave.

a heated argument (=involving very strong feelings)

▪ Someone was having a heated argument with a police officer.

a heated exchange (=a very angry conversation)

▪ I overheard a heated exchange between John and his wife.

a heated/fierce debate (=in which people express strong opinions in an angry way)

▪ There has been a fierce debate over the way the war was fought.

a heating system (=in a building)

▪ We’re waiting for the heating system to be repaired.

bear the heat/cold

▪ Some people find it hard to bear the heat in the summer.

blinding rain/snow/heat etc

▪ I struggled back to the hut through blinding rain.

blood heat

central heating

▪ the central heating boiler

dead heat

gentle heat (=low heat)

▪ Melt the butter over a gentle heat.

heat exhaustion (=when you become tired and ill because you are too hot)

▪ Many runners were suffering from heat exhaustion .

heat exhaustion

heat pump

heat rash

heat rash (=a rash caused by heat)

▪ a heat rash

heat wave

intense heat

▪ He could feel the intense heat of the Egyptian sun.

medium heat

▪ Fry the onions over a medium heat until they are golden.

oppressive heat

▪ the oppressive heat of the afternoon

prickly heat

searing heat

▪ the searing heat of the desert

stifling heat

▪ the stifling heat of the tropics

the desert sun/heat

▪ Animals shelter from the desert sun during the day.

the summer heat

▪ Crowds of shoppers are sweltering in the summer heat.

underfloor heating

white heat

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

dead

▪ We play for about 40 minutes to a dead heat at game point.

▪ The trucks bound across the finish in almost a dead heat -- but it is a bad race for both.

▪ Phil Gramm finished in a dead heat with front-runner Bob Dole.

▪ If you look merely at voting margins, there is a dead heat.

▪ Last year the Florida race was, in effect, a dead heat.

▪ The horses would all be dead from the heat.

▪ Among non-religious-right voters, the race for governor was a dead heat.

gentle

▪ Boil for 5 minutes on gentle heat then add mushroom - and simmer in a covered saucepan for a further 7 minutes.

▪ Use the gentler heat if your dryer has variable adjustments.

▪ Samples can be left in the impregnation chamber overnight before curing under gentle heat.

▪ Let the butter melt over very gentle heat.

▪ Return to a gentle heat and stir until the sauce thickens.

▪ Cook over a gentle heat, stirring until the mixture turns thick. 3.

▪ Ian left the colour to develop for the maximum time of forty minutes under a gentle heat.

▪ Add the herring fillets and cook for 2 minutes on both sides over a gentle heat.

high

▪ Grill poussins under moderately high heat for 15-20 minutes on each side, basting with the marinade.

▪ Cook over high heat until liquid is reduced by one third.

▪ This is consistent with high heat flow across Western Cordillera and altiplano.

▪ In spring the land turns emerald, and in midsummer, in the high heat, the edges of the pasture brown.

▪ Add extra oil to pan, then onion and stir over high heat until caramelised and aromatic, 5-6 minutes.

▪ Place over high heat until reduced by half.

▪ Add chicken portions and cook over a high heat for a few mins on each side until brown.

▪ Combine the sugar and 2 cups water in the saucepan and set over medium high heat.

intense

▪ Three police officers who tried to save the children were beaten back by the intense heat and smoke.

▪ Only exceptionally cloudy, boggy areas might survive the intense heat radiation from the reentering debris.

▪ One of the friends, Manuel Cabrera, said he tried to grab Jamie but the intense heat drove him out.

▪ All the surrounding countryside, scorched by the intense heat, is now in flames.

▪ Conditions have been made worse by intense heat and the continuing drought.

▪ Every tree was scorched or charred by a brief exposure to extremely intense heat.

▪ Over the next four months, the weather veered from intense heat to snowstorms.

▪ All archaebacteria thrive in intense heat, and most derive their energy from breaking chemical bonds.

low

▪ Cook over low heat until mixture becomes hot and juices begin to come out of tomatoes.

▪ Cover and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, 10 minutes or until tender but not brown.

▪ Bring to the boil and cook hard for 10 minutes, then lower the heat and cover.

▪ Add flour and cook over low heat 2 minutes.

▪ Allow the mixture to cook for about 5 minutes over a low heat, then add the salt, sugar and stock.

▪ Add chili powder, cumin, and cayenne and black peppers, and stir over low heat for 3 minutes.

▪ Melt the margarine or butter in a small pan, add the flour and cook over a low heat for 1-2 minutes.

▪ Add oxtails, lower heat and cook gently 1 hour, covered.

medium

▪ Melt butter over medium heat in a large pan.

▪ In the same pot, heat the olive oil over medium heat.

▪ Heat the oil over medium heat.

▪ In a large frying pan, melt the butter or margarine over medium heat.

▪ Add the meat and brown over medium heat until meat is totally dry and there is no liquid in the frying pan.

▪ Heat a lightly greased skillet over medium heat.

▪ Cover tightly and gently steam over a medium heat for 20 minutes. 3.

▪ Combine the sugar and 2 cups water in the saucepan and set over medium high heat.

moderate

▪ Place the skewers under the grill and cook under a moderate heat turning frequently to avoid burning.

▪ Bring to a simmer over moderate heat.

▪ Cover, cook over a moderate heat for ten minutes.

▪ In a large skillet, melt clarified butter and saute rabbit over moderate heat until evenly browned.

▪ I stuck it on with silicone sealant glue and it is unaffected by salt spray or moderate heat.

▪ In a large ovenproof skillet, cook bacon over moderate heat until crisp, about 10 minutes.

▪ Heat the oil in a large pan, add the onion and cook covered for 4-5min over a moderate heat. 4.

▪ Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large saute pan over moderate heat.

oppressive

▪ My first impression was of oppressive heat, but then I have spent my life mainly on the cool side of temperate.

▪ The oppressive heat and humidity make that smell stronger.

▪ An opposite movement occurs with the elements of oppressive heat and smell on that same momentous fourth floor.

▪ They have worked in sleet, in downpours, in oppressive Washington heat.

▪ The road back towards the shops and bars melts into water, thanks to the oppressive dry heat.

▪ This shop is surely an outpost of hell, with its oppressive heat and dense clouds of smoke.

▪ The wine he had taken for lunch, together with the oppressive afternoon heat, had quite tired him out.

■ NOUN

body

▪ Environmental note Over 30% of body heat is lost from the head.

▪ It dried on body heat during the day at the office.

▪ The body heat from a bird would trigger them.

▪ The power could come either from induction, using body heat, or even from remote infrared powering.

▪ Bhopal ji was as thin and white-haired as a granny but his intelligence radiated like body heat.

▪ Most reptiles utilize the buffering aquatic environment to lower body heat.

▪ The down then insulates efficiently against loss of body heat, at the same time allowing body moisture to wick through.

exhaustion

▪ They didn't know that if you have ecstasy you should drink a lot of water because of the risk of heat exhaustion.

▪ In its early stages, the symptoms of fatigue and nausea mimic heat exhaustion and can confuse the rangers.

▪ Several elderly men were treated for heat exhaustion.

▪ You have to be able to handle real emergencies: sprained ankles, heat exhaustion, sudden snowstorms, canceled flights.

▪ She slumped down, near to heat exhaustion, and raked her jet hair from her temples.

▪ These tips also help prevent heat exhaustion, only several cases of which advance to potentially deadly heat stroke at the Canyon.

▪ I was feeling nauseous from heat exhaustion and had sort of passed out.

▪ Later in the day, another 1st Platoon Marine was felled by heat exhaustion.

loss

▪ The fabric U values and heat losses from the house are given in Table 6.2.

▪ As it was getting colder, my body was automatically adjusting to reduce its surface area for heat loss.

▪ Hypertension may be controlled by a nitroprusside infusion, which has the additional advantage of aiding heat loss by peripheral vasodilatation.

▪ The calculation of the heat loss from structures in contact with the ground is a complex procedure.

▪ It achieves this by forming an ice barrier to lessen heat loss from the ground it covers.

▪ While insulation will reduce heat loss, it will not necessarily prevent burst pipes.

▪ In these clean, dry conditions, the heat loss is minimised.

▪ It covers areas such as heat loss and therefore allows you to measure the effectiveness of various insulation methods.

pump

▪ Both the photovoltaic and wind power systems for domestic hot-water provision would be even more effective if linked to a heat pump.

▪ But the catch is that heat pumps work best when it is not real cold outside.

▪ Why haven't heat pumps caught on?

▪ In fact, areas where the outdoor temperature routinely falls to about 15 degrees are not good candidates for heat pumps.

▪ But it predicts massive sales and energy savings only if heat pumps penetrate the space-heating market.

▪ His heat pump is relatively new, but the air-handling system is two decades old.

▪ Energy systems analysis, heat pump control and applications.

▪ To make sure your heat pump is operating efficiently during the heating season, keep your eye on the outside coil.

shield

▪ Aluminised heat shield panels allow hot a engine and pipes to be covered immediately.

▪ But it also requires a heat shield to protect it during aerobraking.

▪ In turn the forward heat shield contained four slots into which the legs of the launch escape tower would fit.

▪ It is even possible that this residue could be used in its entirety to make heat shields.

▪ Also the improvised heat shield covering the main compartment can be seen over the top of the station.

▪ Thus, it appears feasible to manufacture practical heat shields in reusable molds on the Moon.

▪ Then the crew could enter the station and cover part of the main body with a Mylar heat shield.

▪ The use of a heat shield made from asteroidal materials is highly attractive because it reduces propulsion requirements.

source

▪ However, it is when the two heat sources are used together in combination that the true capabilities can be appreciated.

▪ Pumps and refrigeration equipment, powered by the heat source, turn on and start liquefying the atmosphere.

▪ Again a vertical stable salt concentration gradient is set up, and a heat source introduced.

▪ But potassium itself is one of the most important radioactive heat sources in the planets.

▪ In contrast with Fig. 23.7, the heat source is now a localized one.

▪ Thus the disintegration of the radioactive elements is a heat source that has persisted for billions of years.

▪ This detects any approaching heat source such as people or cars and automatically turns on, welcoming friends and deterring intruders.

▪ Broil about 5 inches away from heat source, just until zucchini is golden.

summer

▪ Insulated by thick walls, ceiling and door the ice would last throughout the summer heat.

▪ Children could find relief from the summer heat in her shop.

▪ The summer heat is coming on.

▪ Ideas flowed out of me like water out of a Brooklyn fire hydrant in the midst of a summer heat wave.

▪ Between takes he waited outside the main hall with a helper to wipe his glasses for him in the close summer heat.

▪ That would mean that the summer heat stories that Doug Kreutz writes for the Star were started a year ago last winter.

▪ To others it brings relief from the merciless summer heat.

▪ The air in here is stale and heavy, used up and burned out by the summer heat.

wave

▪ She shivered at the memory of the horrors that had accompanied that awful heat wave.

▪ People were saying that a cold spring meant an early heat wave in summer.

▪ Computers, faxes and photocopiers generate heat waves of their own.

▪ Killer heat waves fell hundreds in Calcutta and Chicago.

▪ I remember we arrived during a heat wave and had to go into this refrigerator where they kept the furs.

▪ Early in August a heat wave hit.

▪ A great heat wave descended; it was a beautiful day, the sun turned red at three.

▪ Ideas flowed out of me like water out of a Brooklyn fire hydrant in the midst of a summer heat wave.

■ VERB

conduct

▪ All metals conduct heat and electricity.

▪ Materials that do not conduct heat well are called insulators. 61.

▪ They contain less water and therefore cool more quickly and conduct heat less well.

▪ Some materials conduct heat well and some do not.

▪ The needle conducts the heat into the acupuncture point.

feel

▪ The sun was high in the sky now and he could feel the heat of it on his head and shoulders.

▪ He must have been feeling the heat with all that weight to carry about, but he looked quite cheerful and relaxed.

▪ Already I felt numbed by the heat and the smoke, queasy in the stomach.

▪ When he slides them in front of us you can feel the heat rising.

▪ Meanwhile, several small fire districts in San Diego County are feeling the heat from Proposition 218.

▪ He could feel the heat as he entered.

▪ He felt the heat beating in, midnight vibrations, the sirens down Canal, the growl of some solo drunk.

generate

▪ So if all the deuterium fused it could generate substantial heat in the Earth.

▪ Molten rock generated by the heat and pressure associated with the zone wells up through the Earth, erupting at the surface.

▪ Frankenstein's lights generated a lot of heat.

▪ It is important to use small bags, since a large number of acorns together will generate heat.

▪ Computers, faxes and photocopiers generate heat waves of their own.

▪ But those proposed amendments are merely the ones that generate the most political heat.

▪ That makes sense, but they can't be accurate because compost heaps generate heat which might accelerate decomposition.

▪ After the fire investigators tested a similar oxygen canister to determine whether it could generate enough heat to cause the fire.

lose

▪ But her thoughts seemed to get lost in the heat.

▪ The bulkhead door is steel and loses a lot of heat, and so does that hollow-core door.

▪ Insects can also lose heat by evaporation from their spiracles, but this may lead to desiccation.

▪ As it loses the heat that fuels its steady churning, the plate motions on the surface are slowly winding down.

▪ This impairs the circulation which then means that the body can not lose excess heat.

▪ They expected to lose their heat or hot water.

▪ Their small size means that they lose heat more rapidly than the adults.

reduce

▪ Bring to the boil, reduce the heat, cover and cook for 40 minutes. 3.

▪ Add wine and reduce over medium-high heat to 1 teaspoon.

▪ Add the cream and reduce the heat slightly.

▪ Immediately reduce heat to 140 F and allow meat to dry slowly for 8 hours or so.

▪ We hear they may be trying for 2.5 volts to reduce heat on the part.

▪ Add bourbon and port and reduce over medium-high heat by half.

▪ While insulation will reduce heat loss, it will not necessarily prevent burst pipes.

▪ When all cornmeal has been added, reduce heat to moderately low.

remove

▪ As soon as the thigh meat is ready, remove it from the heat and keep warm.

▪ Add brandy and cook for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and add peppercorns and parsley.

▪ Season to taste. Remove from the heat, stir in the fromage frais and reheat gently without boiling.

▪ Stir in fish sauce, coconut milk, sugar, and lime juice and bring to a simmer. Remove from heat.

▪ Heat through gently while tossing all the ingredients together. Remove from heat. 4.

▪ Bring to simmer over medium heat. Remove from heat.

▪ Cook for two or three minutes and remove from the heat.

▪ Stir occasionally and continue cooking to 305 degrees. Remove from heat.

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

beat the heat

▪ Strawberries in wine is a festive way to beat the heat.

▪ We were up and off early to beat the heat.

direct heat/sunlight

▪ However, far more use is made of geothermal energy for direct heat.

▪ In bright or open shade, there is no direct sunlight but plenty of indirect light.

▪ In full shade there is no direct sunlight, but there is some indirect light.

▪ It needs this cooling device because it is more exposed to the direct heat of the sun.

▪ Never fall asleep in direct sunlight.

▪ They need bright light, but should be watched for signs of scorching in strong direct sunlight during the summer.

▪ Unfortunately it get direct sunlight, and is afflicted with algae.

▪ Winter, summer, spring, or fall, the Vanyas' house received no direct sunlight.

feel the cold/heat

▪ But this sector was the first to feel the heat of intense competition and spiralling development costs.

▪ He could feel the heat as he entered.

▪ He got up and wobbled, wiping blindly at his wet face, not even feeling the cold.

▪ He must have been feeling the heat with all that weight to carry about, but he looked quite cheerful and relaxed.

▪ I felt the heat hit my face as I stared through the opening with narrowed eyes.

▪ Meanwhile, several small fire districts in San Diego County are feeling the heat from Proposition 218.

▪ You can feel the cold winds whipping across the barren island of Smuttynose as Maren relates her disturbing story.

heated argument/debate/discussion etc

▪ After a short heated argument, the inspector agreed to pay the costs in cash from his local station funds.

▪ After fifteen months of heated debate, Billingham was abandoned.

▪ It got off to a hairy start with several heated discussions about what a wild boar is.

▪ No presidential policy is so controversial that it provokes heated debate.

▪ Since 1980, a balanced-budget amendment has been the focus of heated debate in congressional committees and on the floor.

▪ There was heated argument at the meeting, with strongly differing views advanced.

▪ There was a heated argument between the two men which at length it fell to Branson to settle.

▪ Witnesses have already given descriptions of the pair who were seen having what appeared to be a heated argument.

if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen

merciless heat/cold/wind etc

▪ During the merciless heat of noon one of the frailer females collapsed, far from any possible shelter.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

▪ At this heat, all the poisonous chemicals are changed into safe compounds.

▪ Black surfaces absorb heat from the sun.

▪ I'm just not used to this kind of heat.

▪ I'm worried the heat from the lamp will melt the cord.

▪ Once the coals are ready, close the lid of the barbecue to keep in the heat.

▪ She didn't pay her bills, so they turned off the heat.

▪ She turned down the heat on the electric fire.

▪ The heat in the desert was incredible.

▪ The heat of the water caused the glass to shatter.

▪ The chilies gave the sauce some heat.

▪ The classrooms lack heat and air conditioning.

▪ The reaction gives off tremendous heat.

▪ Turn the heat up, I'm cold.

▪ When the oven reaches the correct heat, the light goes off.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

▪ Add wine and reduce over medium-high heat to 1 teaspoon.

▪ But Katie confesses that she had to forget their friendship in the heat of the battle.

▪ In another medium skillet add the olive oil and heat over medium-high heat.

▪ It was part of a strategy to let Republicans lead on the budget and take the political heat for doing so.

▪ Mounted round this fairing were the eight radiators used to vent the excess heat produced by the fuel cells into space.

▪ Presumably when one went in, they all moved up a chair, into the heat of the previous sitter, intimately.

▪ Shake the pan gently to distribute the melted sugar evenly, then remove from the heat.

▪ The heat in the air moves to the cooler liquid.

II.verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

kitchen

▪ There is obvious merit in good insulation, using only the most efficient kitchen appliances, heating systems and such.

▪ Phoebe went back to the kitchen, heated up some tinned soup and made tuna fish sandwiches.