{
    "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."
}