HEAT

  1. (initialism) .  (military) '''H'''igh '''E'''xplosive '''A'''nti-'''T'''ankantitank munition using a high explosive shaped charge to breach armour.
  2. Noun.  (uncountable, physics) thermal energy.
  3. Noun.  (uncountable) The condition or quality of being hot.
  4. Noun.  (uncountable) An attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth.
  5. Noun.  (uncountable) A period of intensity, particularly of emotion.
  6. Noun.  (uncountable) An undesirable amount of attention.
  7. Noun.  (uncountable, slang) The police.
  8. Noun.  (uncountable, slang) One or more firearms.
  9. Noun.  (countable, baseball) A fastball.
  10. Noun.  (uncountable) A condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile and therefore eager to mate.
  11. Noun.  (countable) A preliminary race, used to determine the participants in a final race.
  12. Noun.  (countable) One cycle of bringing metal to maximum temperature and working it until it is too cool to work further.
  13. Noun.  (countable) A hot spell.
  14. Verb.  To cause an increase in temperature of an object or space; to cause something to become hot; often with "up".
  15. Verb.  to arouse, to excite (sexually).

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