Although nothing is happening right now, business will likely heat up in September after vacation season.
Her report has heated up debate on how the president should behave.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
in the heat of something — in/during/the heat of something phrase at the busiest time, or during the most difficult part of something In the heat of the debate, she forgot to be nervous. Thesaurus: individual stages of events and processeshyponym beginnings, starts and… … Useful english dictionary
during the heat of something — in/during/the heat of something phrase at the busiest time, or during the most difficult part of something In the heat of the debate, she forgot to be nervous. Thesaurus: individual stages of events and processeshyponym beginnings, starts and… … Useful english dictionary
in the heat of something — in the heat of (something) while there is much activity and strong emotions. Sometimes in the heat of an election campaign a candidate makes a mistake. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form in the heat of the moment while experiencing strong… … New idioms dictionary
heat up — (something) to become more active. Although nothing is happening right now, business will likely heat up in September after vacation season. Her report has heated up debate on how the president should behave … New idioms dictionary
heat — heat1 [ hit ] noun *** ▸ 1 hot quality ▸ 2 part of competition ▸ 3 in physics ▸ 4 strong feeling/anger ▸ 5 pressure and criticism ▸ 6 for making building warm ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) singular or uncount the quality of being hot, or how hot something is … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
heat — I UK [hiːt] / US [hɪt] noun Word forms heat : singular heat plural heats *** 1) [singular/uncountable] the quality of being hot, or the degree to which something is hot These paints can withstand heat up to 200 degrees. The firefighters were… … English dictionary
heat — [[t]hi͟ːt[/t]] ♦♦ heats, heating, heated 1) VERB When you heat something, you raise its temperature, for example by using a flame or a special piece of equipment. [V n] Meanwhile, heat the tomatoes and oil in a pan. [V n] ...a gas that absorbs… … English dictionary
heat pump — noun A device that transfers heat from something at a lower temperature to something at a higher temperature by doing work … Wiktionary
Heat — (h[=e]t), n. [OE. hete, h[ae]te, AS. h[=ae]tu, h[=ae]to, fr. h[=a]t hot; akin to OHG. heizi heat, Dan. hede, Sw. hetta. See {Hot}.] 1. A force in nature which is recognized in various effects, but especially in the phenomena of fusion and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Heat engine — Heat Heat (h[=e]t), n. [OE. hete, h[ae]te, AS. h[=ae]tu, h[=ae]to, fr. h[=a]t hot; akin to OHG. heizi heat, Dan. hede, Sw. hetta. See {Hot}.] 1. A force in nature which is recognized in various effects, but especially in the phenomena of fusion… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
