overheat

verb

to make too hot

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌoʊvɚˈhit/ / /ˌəʊvəˈhiːt/

noun

Etymology: From Middle English overheten. Cognate with German überheizen, überhitzen (“to overheat”), Swedish överhetta (“to overheat”). By surface analysis, over- + heat.

A condition of being overheated.
“Continued operation with an overheat could lead to other serious problems, perhaps even a fire.”

verb

Etymology: From Middle English overheten. Cognate with German überheizen, überhitzen (“to overheat”), Swedish överhetta (“to overheat”). By surface analysis, over- + heat.

To heat excessively.
“'Made one quite thankful to get back to the fug, though as a rule I think the way these trains are overheated is something scandalous'.”
To become excessively hot.
To grow too quickly in an uncontrolled way.
“Dalio said that the Chinese economy was in danger of overheating, and somebody asked how a Chinese slowdown would affect the price of oil and other commodities.”