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overheated — o|ver|heat|ed [ˌəuvəˈhi:tıd US ˌouvər ] adj 1.) too hot ▪ an overheated waiting room 2.) an overheated ↑economy grows too fast, leading to increases in prices, salaries, interest rates etc 3.) too full of anger or excitement ▪ her overheated… … Dictionary of contemporary English
overheated — o|ver|heat|ed [ ,ouvər hitəd ] adjective 1. ) too hot: The fire was caused by an overheated electric fan. 2. ) an overheated economy is growing too fast, causing prices to rise in an uncontrolled way 3. ) too emotional: an overheated debate … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
overheated — [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)hi͟ːtɪd[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone who is overheated is very angry about something. I think the reaction has been a little overheated... In America, overheated drivers have been known to shoot each other … English dictionary
overheated — adjective 1 too hot: the overheated waiting room 2 full of angry feelings: an overheated quarrel that turned into a fight 3 an economy 1 (1) that is overheated is too active to work properly … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
overheated — UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈhiːtɪd] / US [ˌoʊvərˈhɪtəd] adjective 1) too emotional an overheated debate 2) economics an overheated economy is growing too fast, causing prices to rise in an uncontrolled way 3) too hot The fire was caused by an overheated… … English dictionary
overheated — adjective heated beyond a safe or desirable point (Freq. 1) the child became overheated overheated metal • Similar to: ↑hot … Useful english dictionary
overheated — adjective Date: 1693 1. perfervid 2. characterized by marked inflation from an increase in demand and a decrease in supply < an overheated economy > … New Collegiate Dictionary
overheated — adj. Overheated is used with these nouns: ↑economy, ↑imagination … Collocations dictionary
Overheated Economy — When a prolonged period of good economic growth and activity causes high levels of inflation (from increased consumer wealth) and inefficient supply allocations as producers overproduce and create excess production capacity in an attempt to… … Investment dictionary
overheated spot — perkaitintoji vieta statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. overheated spot vok. örtliche Überhitzung, f rus. место локального перегрева, n pranc. place de chauffage local, f … Radioelektronikos terminų žodynas
