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{ "term": "heat", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a2", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "the quality of being hot", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Heat rises." }, { "text": "He could feel the heat of the sun on his back." }, { "text": "Computers **generate heat** of their own." }, { "text": "The fire gave out a fierce heat." }, { "text": "Products which may be damaged by heat are stored in a separate area." }, { "text": "Heat flooded her cheeks." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["burning", "fierce", "great"], "verb + heat": ["feel", "disperse", "dissipate"], "heat + verb": ["build up", "increase", "come from something"], "heat + noun": ["loss", "exhaustion", "stress"], "preposition": ["heat from"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "heat seen as a form of energy that is transferred from one object or substance to another as a result of a difference in temperature", "labels": "(physics)", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Being a metal, aluminium readily conducts heat." }, { "text": "Darker surfaces absorb heat." }, { "text": "Combustion reactions give out heat." } ], "topics": ["Physics and chemistry"] }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "the level of temperature", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Test the heat of the water before getting in." }, { "text": "Set the oven to a **low/high/moderate** heat." }, { "text": "Add the rice and **reduce the heat**." }, { "text": "Turn up the heat to caramelize the sugar." }, { "text": "a material that can withstand heats of up to 2 000°C" } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["burning", "fierce", "great"], "verb + heat": ["feel", "disperse", "dissipate"], "heat + verb": ["build up", "increase", "come from something"], "heat + noun": ["loss", "exhaustion", "stress"], "preposition": ["heat from"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "hot weather; the hot conditions in a building, vehicle, etc.", "sensetop": "in the heat", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "You should not go out in **the heat of the day** *(= at the hottest time)*." }, { "text": "to suffer from the heat" }, { "text": "the summer/afternoon/midday heat" }, { "text": "The heat in the factory was unbearable." }, { "text": "They worked all afternoon in the **intense heat**.", "contextForm": "in the heat" }, { "text": "The air shimmered in the midday heat." }, { "text": "Daily the heat grew." }, { "text": "I can't work in this heat." }, { "text": "We walked more than ten miles in the blistering heat." }, { "text": "the steamy heat of New York in summer" }, { "text": "I think the heat is getting to all of us." }, { "text": "The thick walls retain the heat." }, { "text": "He tried to ignore the heat building up in the confined space." }, { "text": "She slumped to the ground suffering from heat exhaustion." }, { "text": "A heat haze shimmered above the fields." } ], "topics": ["Weather"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["baking", "blazing", "blistering"], "heat + verb": ["grow", "get to somebody"], "heat + noun": ["haze", "wave", "source"], "preposition": ["in the heat"], "phrases": ["the heat of the day"] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "a source of heat, especially one that you cook food on", "sensetop": "over a… heat", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Return the pan to the heat and stir." }, { "text": "Simmer the soup for 10 minutes then **remove from the heat**." }, { "text": "Place the roasting tray over a **medium heat** on your cooker or hob.", "contextForm": "over a… heat" }, { "text": "Chocolate should never be melted over direct heat." }, { "text": "Cook on a low heat for five minutes." }, { "text": "Make sure the pan is off the heat." }, { "text": "Simmer the sauce over a gentle heat." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["high", "gentle", "low"], "verb + heat": ["turn up", "lower", "reduce"], "preposition": ["off the heat", "on a… heat", "over a… heat"] } }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "the process of supplying heat to a room or building; a system used to do this", "labels": "(especially North American English)especially in British English", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The heat wasn't on and the house was freezing." }, { "text": "The house has electric heat." }, { "text": "They are afraid to turn the heat on because it's so expensive." }, { "text": "Andy had the heat on full blast in the car." }, { "text": "I turned the heat down several notches." }, { "text": "Our heat goes off at ten o'clock and comes on again at six." }, { "text": "The heat's on low." }, { "text": "They have their heat turned off during the morning." }, { "text": "It's important to switch off heat and light in unoccupied rooms." }, { "text": "These industries provide heat for our homes and fuel for our cars." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["electric", "radiant"], "verb + heat": ["have", "have on", "use"], "heat + verb": ["be on", "be on high", "be on low"] } }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "a spicy quality in food that makes your mouth feel as if it is burning", "examples": [ { "text": "Chilli peppers add taste and heat to food." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "strong feelings, especially of anger or excitement", "examples": [ { "text": "‘No, I won't,’ he said with heat in his voice." }, { "text": "The chairman tried to take the heat out of the situation *(= to make people calmer)*." }, { "text": "**In the heat of the moment** she forgot what she wanted to say *(= because she was so angry or excited)*." }, { "text": "In the heat of the argument he said a lot of things he regretted later." }, { "text": "He stared at her, sudden heat in his eyes." }, { "text": "She spoke without heat." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["sudden"], "heat + verb": ["flare", "flood something", "rise"], "preposition": ["in the heat of", "with heat"], "phrases": ["in the heat of the moment"] } }, { "senseNumber": 9, "definition": "pressure on somebody to do or achieve something", "examples": [ { "text": "**The heat is on** now that the election is only a week away." }, { "text": "United turned up the heat on their opponents with a second goal." }, { "text": "Can she **take the heat** of this level of competition?" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 10, "definition": "one of a series of races or competitions, the winners of which then compete against each other in the next part of the competition", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [ { "text": "a qualifying heat" }, { "text": "She won her heat." }, { "text": "He did well in **the heats**; hopefully he'll do as well in the final." }, { "text": "He fell in the first heat." } ], "topics": ["Sports: other sports"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["qualifying", "regional", "dead"], "verb + heat": ["win"], "preposition": ["in a/the heat"] } }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to be ready to have sex and produce young", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to tell somebody to stop trying to do something if they find it too difficult, especially in order to suggest that they are less able than other people", "labels": "(informal)", "examples": [] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/hiːt/", "audio": "he/heat/heat__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/hiːt/", "audio": "he/heat/heat__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Old English hǣtu (noun), hǣtan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hitte (noun) and German heizen (verb), also to hot." }