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Overheat (Verb)

Get excessively and undesirably hot; "The car engines overheated".

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

The laptop's CPU started to overheat while running demanding software.
If you leave the car in the sun without window shades it will overheat quickly.
The old air conditioning unit tends to overheat in extremely hot weather.
The gamer's graphics card began to overheat due to excessive load.
The poorly insulated engine compartment can cause the batteries to overheat and fail prematurely.

Make excessively or undesirably hot; "The room was overheated".

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

The downstairs apartment tends to overheat in the summer due to poor insulation and many windows facing the sun.
Be careful when cooking oil at high temperatures, as it can easily overheat and catch fire.
In the south, apartments often overheat without adequate ventilation and proper window shading.
The office building's air conditioning was broken, causing the room to overheat and making employees feel uncomfortable.
The lack of airflow in the small room caused it to overheat, making the occupants feel dizzy and lightheaded.