- heat
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 being hot/level of temperatureADJECTIVE▪ burning, fierce (esp. BrE), great, intense, searing, terrible, tremendous▪
The soil is baked dry by the fierce heat of the sun.
▪ gentle▪ excess, excessive▪If circulation is impaired, the body cannot lose excess heat.
▪ red, white (often figurative)▪Everything he did was at white heat and lightning speed.
▪ radiant▪ bodyVERB + HEAT▪ feel▪We could feel the tremendous heat coming from the fire.
▪ disperse, dissipate, give out, lose▪Even after the sun had set, the stones continued to give out heat.
▪ conserve, retain▪The thick walls retain the heat.
▪ absorb▪Darker surfaces absorb heat.
▪ conduct▪Being a metal, copper readily conducts heat.
▪ create, generate, give off, produce, provide, radiate▪Computers and photocopiers all generate heat of their own.
▪ withstand▪a material which can withstand heats of up to 2 000°C
HEAT + VERB▪ build up, increase▪He tried to ignore the heat building up in the confined space.
▪ come from sth, come off sth (esp. AmE), radiate from sth, radiate off sth (esp. AmE)▪I could feel the heat coming from the fire.
HEAT + NOUN▪ loss▪ exhaustion, stress, stroke (usually heatstroke)▪She slumped to the ground suffering from heat exhaustion.
PREPOSITION▪ heat from▪the heat from the fire
2 hot weather/conditionsADJECTIVE▪ baking (esp. BrE), blazing, blistering, boiling, extreme, great, intense, oppressive, scorching, searing, shimmering, stifling, suffocating, sweltering, unbearable▪We walked more than ten miles in the blistering heat.
▪ dry▪ humid, steamy, sultry▪the steamy heat of New York in summer
▪ 40-degree, 90-degree, etc.▪ afternoon, midday, morning▪ summer▪ desert, tropicalHEAT + VERB▪ grow▪Daily the heat grew.
▪ get to sb▪I think the heat is getting to all of us.
HEAT + NOUN▪ haze▪A heat haze shimmered above the fields.
▪ wave (usually heatwave)▪ sourcePREPOSITION▪ in the heat▪I can't work in this heat.
PHRASES▪ the heat of the day▪To avoid the heat of the day we went out in the mornings.
3 source of heatADJECTIVE▪ high▪ gentle, low▪ medium, moderate▪ direct▪Chocolate should never be melted over direct heat.
▪ dryVERB + HEAT▪ turn up▪Turn up the heat to caramelize the sugar.
▪ lower, reduce, turn down▪ remove sth from, take sth off▪Bring to the boil slowly, then remove from the heat.
▪ return sth to▪Return the pan to the heat and stir.
PREPOSITION▪ off the heat▪Make sure the pan is off the heat.
▪ on a … heat▪Cook on a low heat for five minutes.
▪ over a … heat▪Simmer the sauce over a gentle heat.
4 (AmE) in a building/room ⇨ See also ↑heatingADJECTIVE▪ electric, radiantVERB + HEAT▪ have▪The house has electric heat.
▪ have on, use▪Andy had the heat on full blast in the car.
▪ turn on▪They are afraid to turn the heat on because it's so expensive.
▪ turn off▪They have their heat turned off during the morning.
▪ turn down, turn up▪I turned the heat down several notches.
▪ provide▪These industries provide heat for our homes and fuel for our cars.
HEAT + VERB▪ be on, be on high, be on low▪The heat was on but the window was open.
▪The heat's on low.
▪ be off▪ come on▪ go off▪Our heat goes off at ten o'clock and comes on again at six.
5 strong feelingsADJECTIVE▪ sudden▪He stared at her, sudden heat in his eyes.
HEAT + VERB▪ flare, flood sth, rise▪Heat flooded her cheeks.
PREPOSITION▪ in the heat of▪in the heat of battle/passion
▪ with heat▪‘It was your idea,’ Henry said with heat.
PHRASES▪ in the heat of the moment▪Michael bitterly regretted those angry words, spoken in the heat of the moment.
6 race/competitionADJECTIVE▪ qualifying, regional (BrE)▪ dead▪Competition was fierce, with a dead heat in one of the races (= with two competitors finishing in exactly the same time).
VERB + HEAT▪ win▪She won her heat.
PREPOSITION▪ in a/the heat▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}He fell in the first heat.
verbADVERB▪ gently, slowly▪Heat the sauce gently for a few minutes.
▪ well▪Make sure the soup is well heated.
▪ through, up▪Allow the food enough time to heat through.
▪They heat up the food in a microwave oven.
Heat is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑oven
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
