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heat

noun
  1. utility to warm a building
    “the heating system wasn't working”
    heating system
  2. the trait of being intensely emotional
    warmthpassion
  3. the presence of heat
    hotnesshigh temperature
  4. the sensation caused by heat energy
    warmth
  5. a preliminary race in which the winner advances to a more important race
  6. a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
    heat energy
  7. applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity
    rut
verb
  1. make hot or hotter
    “the sun heats the oceans”
    heat up
  2. gain heat or get hot
    “The room heated up quickly”
    hot upheat up
  3. arouse or excite feelings and passions
    wake
  4. provide with heat
    “heat the house”